《孔子家语·六本》
荣声期答说： 我的快乐很多，最快乐的事情有三件：天生万物，唯有人最贵，我既然能成为人，是第一件快乐的事；人有男女之别，男尊女卑，人们以男子为尊贵，我既然成为男人，是第二件快乐的事；人有没出生就死在母腹中的，还有在刚出生就死亡的，我现在已活到九十五岁，这是第三件快乐的事。
期对曰： 吾乐甚多，而至者三。天生万物，唯人为贵，吾既得为人，是一乐也；男女之别，男尊女卑，故人以男为贵，吾既得为男，是二乐也；人生有不见日月，不免襁褓者，吾既以行年九十五矣，是三乐也。
Rong Shengqi replied: My happiness comes from many things, but there are three that are the greatest: Among all the beings, only humans are the most valuable; that I am a human being is the first happiness; among humans, there is the distinction between male and female, and men are more respected; that I am a man is the second happiness; some people die in the womb before they are born, and others die shortly after birth; I am now ninety-five years old, and this is the third happiness.