《南史·列传·卷三十五》
后来顾觊之担任吴郡太守，得宠大臣戴法兴权力压过皇上，而顾觊之不曾向他低过头。
后爲吴郡太守，幸臣戴法兴权倾人主，而觊之未尝低意。
Later Gu Kai, who worked as the Great Prefect of Wujun, favored the great minister Dai Faxing, whose power surpassed that of the emperor, but Gu Kai never condescended to him.