冯道曾在后唐、后晋、后汉三朝及契丹人主时期所获官爵荣宠,官越做越大,爵越封越高,上耀祖宗,下荫子弟。他历任四朝,三人中书,在相位二十余年,而称之为不倒翁。这与他持重镇俗,明哲保身有直接关系。他年轻时品行纯厚,不耻清贫,事亲孝而为学勤,颇有古风。在他未发迹时写过一首诗:“莫为危时便怆神,前程往往有其因。终闻海岳归明主,未省乾坤陷吉人。道德几时曾去 Feng Tao in the post-Tang, post-Jin, Han and Northern Dynasties and the Khitan dynasty won the honor of the Grand Duke, the more the more and more officials, the more the higher the closure, the ancestors, the next shade children. He served four times, three books, in the phase more than 20 years, and called tumbler. This is related to his emphasis on town customs, philosophy and self-defense have a direct relationship. When he was young, his conduct was pure and honest. When he did not fortune wrote a poem: "Mo is not dangerous for God, the future often have their cause.