《梁书·列传·卷五十》
从这两位贤者的遭遇，我们可以看出古代的一些规律：那些才学品质如同金玉、英俊出众的贤人，都在当时被槟弃，他们怀藏奇才却没有人任用。他们像草木一样凋谢，像麋鹿一样死去，膏血流洒原野，尸骨填塞谷，像这样湮减而默默无闻的人，数也敷不清，说也说不尽!
因斯两贤，以言古则：昔之玉质金相，英髦秀达，皆摈斥于当年，韫奇才而莫用，候草木以共凋，与麋鹿而同死。膏涂平原，骨填川谷，湮灭而无闻者，岂可胜道哉！
From these two sages' experiences, we can see some of the ancient rules: those wise men whose talents and qualities were like gold and jade, and who were handsome and outstanding, were all abandoned at that time. They were like weeds and died like elk. Their fat and blood spilled over the wilderness, and their bones filled the valley. Those who were obscured and anonymous like this, were countless and beyond words.