It is said that, around this time, Tokitada made a statement 'Only members of the Taira family are humans,' praising the prosperity of the Taira family (From 'Kamuro' (Page-Boy Cut), Volume 1 of "Heike Monogatari" (The Tale of the Heike).
平氏の栄華をたたえて「一門にあらざらん者はみな人非人なるべし」との発言をしたのはこの時期とされる（『平家物語』巻第一「禿髪」より）。