《国语·周语·祭公谏穆王征犬戎》
我听说犬戎性情敦厚纯朴，能遵守先人的德行而专一不变，他们是有能力抵御我们的。 
吾闻夫犬戎树惇，帅旧德，而守终纯固，其有以御我矣！ 
I have heard that the Quan Rong are honest and simple, that they are able to follow the virtues of their ancestors and stick to them without wavering, and that they have the capacity to resist us.