《南齐书·列传·卷二十三》
就在这一年，王俭上表请求解除他的吏部职务，表中说： 臣下我考察了古代的身边的君臣关系，发现没有谁能像我这样得到陛下如此的恩幸。为什么这样说呢？
其年，俭固请解选，表曰： 臣远寻终古，近察身事，邀恩幸藉，未见其伦。
In this same year, Wang Jian submitted a memorial requesting that he be relieved of his duties in the Ministry of Personnel. In this memorial he stated: "I, Your subject, have made a survey of the annals of antiquity, and have found none who were favoured by Your Majesty to the extent that I have been favoured. What grounds have I for saying this? 