《旧唐书·列传·卷一百二十》
凡是委任将相，不论贤士还是不正派的人，无不首推裴度，他被士大夫爱戴推重到如此境地。
凡命将相，无贤不肖，皆推度为首，其为士君子爱重也如此。
Whenever a general or minister was appointed, whether he was a virtuous man or an unprincipled person, Pei Du was always the first choice. He was so loved and respected by the literati.