《贞观政要·卷六·论贪鄙》
唐太宗说： 我贵为天子，这样的事知道得很多，现在，我需要的只是对老百姓有益的忠言，推行善事。
太宗曰： 朕贵为天子，是事无所少之。惟须纳嘉言，进善事，有益于百姓者。
Tang Tai Zong said: “As the Son of Heaven, I have heard many things of this sort. At present, what I need are only loyal words that benefit the people, and carry out good deeds.”