《孔子家语·好生》
所以，天下都顺从了他的教化，甚至在动植物之中都得以遍及。凤凰翔集，麒麟纷纷到来，鸟兽顺从他的德行。
是以四海承风，畅于异类，凤翔麟至，鸟兽驯德。
Therefore, the world followed his teachings, which spread to the animals and plants. The phoenix came, the qilin arrived, the birds and beasts obeyed his virtue.