《汉书·传·叙传下》
太宗仪容端庄，诚信恭谨谦让，用自身作表率以教育百姓，用恩德驾御臣下。农耕不纳贡赋，罪人不为奴隶，皇宫不建新馆，陵地不修高墓。
太宗穆穆，允恭玄默，化民以躬，帅下以德，农不供贡，罪不收孥，宫不新馆，陵不崇墓。
Emperor Taizong was dignified, honest, loyal, and humble, he used himself as a role model to educate the people and used kindness to control the subjects. Farming was not taxed, criminals were not slaves, no new palaces were built in the imperial palace, no tall tombs were built in the tomb.