The Analects of Wei Linggong. This sentence comes from The Analects of Confucius Wei Linggong, which is a famous saying of Confucius that emphasizes the importance of human life. In this article, Confucius talked about the importance of human life. He believes that human life is the supreme precious thing, and it is priceless. Confucius' view is that human life is so important that no other material wealth can compare with it. It is worthwhile to save a person's life, even if it costs 1000 yuan.