《论衡·卷十·非韩篇》
子贡要取消告朔的活羊，孔子说： 端木赐，你爱那羊，我爱这礼。 
子贡去告朔之饩羊，孔子曰： 赐也！尔爱其羊，我爱其礼。 
Zigong wanted to abolish the sheep used in the sacrifices to the ancestors, and Confucius said: "Zigong, you love the sheep, I love the ritual."