《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪四》
事情不能两全其美，应当有进有退，所以应当停止尚方署中雕缕奢靡的劳作，节减永宁寺土木修建的事情，减少瑶光寺木材砖瓦的费用，分散修筑石窟的劳力，连同那些不急用的劳役一同都加以减省，等到农闲时节再修建上面所说那些需修缮的建筑，使国家威严显赫，礼仪教化大兴，岂不是真正美好吗？ 
事不两兴，须有进退；宜罢尚方雕靡之作，省永宁土木之功，减瑶光材瓦之力，分石窟镌琢之劳，及诸事役非急者，于三时农隙修此数条，使国容严显，礼化兴行，不亦休哉！ 
Things cannot be perfect, there should be advances and retreats, so we should stop the extravagant work in Shangfang Bureau, reduce the construction of Yongning Temple, reduce the cost of timber and tiles in Yaoguang Temple, and disperse the labor for building grottoes. Reduce all non-urgent labor services together. Wait until the slack season to repair the above-mentioned buildings that need to be repaired. Wouldn't it be truly wonderful to make the country majestic and promote etiquette and education?