《史记·三十世家·萧相国世家》
他说： 我的后代贤能，就学习我的俭朴；后代不贤能，也可以不被有权势的人家所夺取。 
曰： 後世贤，师吾俭；不贤，毋为势家所夺。 
He said, "if my descendants are capable, they will learn to live frugally from my example, if they are not capable, their land cannot be confiscated by powerful relatives."