《三国志·魏书·韩崔高孙王传》
孔子以大夫的身份，却享受没有穷尽的祭祀，礼节超过的古代帝王，在道义上也超过了商汤、周武王，可以说是尊崇身份，报答恩惠了，不需要再让不是他后代的人来祭祀了。 
以大夫之后，特受无疆之祀，礼过古帝，义逾汤、武，可谓崇明报德矣，无复重祀於非族也。 
Confucius, as a government official, enjoyed sacrificial rites that would never terminate. His rites surpassed ancient emperors and in terms of moral conduct, surpassed King Tang of Shang as well as King Wu of Zhou. It can be said that this was already an acknowledgment of his identity and sufficient gratitude for his kind deeds. There was no need to have a non-descendant perform sacrifices for Confucius anymore.