先生曰：「圣贤非无功业气节，但其循著这天理，则便是道，不可以事功气节名矣。」
先生说：「圣贤并非没有功业气节，但他们遵循着天理行事，那便是道，不可拿事功气节来命名他们了。」
The Master said: 'Sages and worthies were not without deeds and unbending integrity; but they walked by heavenly principle, and that is the Way — they are not to be named by exploit and integrity.'