《北史·列传·卷五》
高肇知道以后很讨厌他。后来，元匡因为和太常卿刘芳争论有关权量的大小，进而和高肇发生争吵。御史中尉王显上奏说 ：元匡诬告和毁坏宰相的声誉，诽谤时政，阻碍和干扰皇帝正常的听言，是不敬之至。
肇若无此，匡既诬毁宰相，讪谤时政，阻惑朝听，不敬至甚。
When Gao Zhao found out, he hated him very much. Later, Yuan Kuang quarreled with Gao Zhao because of an argument with Minister of Ritual Liu Fang over the size of weights and measures. The Censor-in-chief Wang Xian submitted a memorial saying: Yuan Kuang falsely accused and damaged the reputation of the prime minister, slandered current politics, and hindered and interfered with the emperor's proper audience, which was extremely disrespectful.