Tokitsugu's friendly character made him the court noble who was popular among common people; he sometimes took a bath with common people; he utilized his medical knowledge and treated not only the emperor or court nobles but also common people in Kyoto without charging them for the treatment.
言継はその気さくな人柄で庶民とともに入浴する事もあり、また優れた医療知識をもって天皇や公家達のみならず、京の庶民に対しても治療を行って、しかも無理に治療費を取る事がなかったため、言継は庶民からも人気がある公家となった。