《淮南子·主术训》
古代圣王将最精粹的精神形成保存在内心，又将好憎之情抛到九霄云外；他言论符合真情，号令则阐明仁慈的旨意；他通过礼乐来陶冶民性，用歌谣讽喻民风；他的这种精神感化功业持续贯通万代而不会停止、横贯跨越四方而不会穷尽；就连禽兽昆虫也随之受到陶育感化，更何况由这样的圣王执法施令，天下谁不听从感化？
古圣王至精形于内，而好憎忘于外，出言以副情，发号以明旨，陈之以礼乐，风之以歌谣，业贯万世而不壅，横扃四方而不穷，禽兽昆虫，与之陶化，又况于执法施令乎！
Ancient holy kings have kept the most quintessential inner spirit in their hearts, and have thrown the feelings of love and hate aside; His speech conforms to the truth, and the orders show the intention of benevolence; He uses etiquette and music to cultivate the people's temperament, and uses ballad to satirize the folk customs; His spiritual influence and achievements have continued for thousands of years and will not stop, and will not be exhausted when crossing the four sides; Even birds, beasts, insects and fish have been cultivated and influenced, not to mention such holy kings enforcing the law and ordering, who in the world does not listen to the influence?