《论衡·卷十七·指瑞篇》
凤、麟为贤人而出现，那么俗儒称赞凤凰、麒麟，就失去它的实际意义了。
为贤来，则儒者称凤皇、骐驎，失其实也。
If the phoenix and the unicorn appeared for the wise, then the common Confucianists would lose their practical significance in praising the phoenix and the unicorn.