《资治通鉴·隋纪·隋纪八》
有人劝李渊说授官太多，李渊说： 隋氏吝惜勋位赏赐，因而失去人心。我怎么能效仿他们呢？
或谏以官太滥，渊曰： 隋氏吝惜勋赏，此所以失人心也，奈何效之！
Someone advised Li Yuan not to confer so many ranks and appointments, but Li said, “The Sui had a reputation for stinginess in the conferring of ranks and appointments, and that is why they lost the support of the people. How can I possibly do what they did?