Wei Jie, herald to the crown prince of the state of Jin, might well have finished ahead of him. Wei Jie had an extremely noble demeanor, and his reputation always preceded him. Wherever he went crowds would gather to catch a glimpse, but the philosophically inclined Wei Jie could not help getting worn out by all this attention. It was said that he eventually was "watched to death."
衛玠風神秀異，人們久聞他的盛名，所到之處，圍觀人群往往圍成一堵厚厚的人牆，好談玄理的他不堪時常被如此騷擾，精神過度耗損，竟被「看」死了，於是人人都說：大家看死了衛玠！