"I am vain and selfish, greedy for wealth and pleasure, and occasionally even commit murder and arson—but I know I am a good immortal."
—Gao Xian
A fellow cultivator once praised him in verse:
**"Unmoved by fame, untouched by gold,
Pure of heart, with Daoist resolve bold.
Kind and righteous, ever so grand,
A mighty immortal with power unspanned."**