But Wang never forgets nor spares praise for public servants who performed their work with a sense of responsibility, no matter how minor the episode or long ago it happened. Time and again, Wang stresses a spirit of public service driven by a self-questioning honesty, self-disciple, love of work, and a philosophy of "not biting the hand that feeds you."
而對積極任事的公務員，無論案例多麼久遠或微小，作者不忘也不吝讚揚，自省自律、感恩知足、「吃果子拜樹頭」更是作者一再提出的觀念，可見其出發點充滿了愛心與善意，一個現代人常常忘了的美德。