1. He who plants a tree must cultivate its roots, and he who plants virtue must cultivate his heart. ——Wang Yangming
2. A pure heart leads to a clear path to heaven, while a confused mind leads to the door of hell. ——Wang Yangming
3. A gentleman’s love is like that of others, but it extends to the crows in his house, how much more so to the disciples of a saint? ——Wang Yangming
4. Don’t lie down stiffly in a quilt, and the accumulated elements will still be as bright as dawn. ——Wang Yangming
5. There is no good or disgusting body, and there are good and bad actions. Knowing good and evil is liangzhi, doing good and eliminating evil is qingwu. ——Wang Yangming
6. If the things in the world are easy to obtain, then they will be easy to lose; if they are not accumulated for a long time, then they will not be ambitious. ——Wang Yangming
7. There are no external things in the heart, and things arise from the heart. ——Wang Yangming
8. My husband is like a poor prisoner when he is in trouble! ——Wang Yangming
9. Without determination, it is like a boat without a rudder or a horse without a title, drifting and galloping, where will it end? ——Wang Yangming
10. This heart is bright, so what else can I say? ——Wang Yangming
11. Thousands of saints have passed away, but conscience is my teacher. ——Wang Yangming
12. This heart is unmoved and moves randomly. ——Wang Yangming
13. Realize in silence and practice in work. ——Wang Yangming
14. Self-denial requires sweeping away the corridors and leaving nothing behind. If there is even a trace of it, evil will come. ——Wang Yangming
15. Looking up at the sky and the earth, you can see how vast it is. There is more joy in the basket and ladle, this is a good intention but a false one. You can forget about my old age in the secluded Yangminglu. ——Wang Yangming
16. The dust on guest clothes must be changed eventually, so that the lotus flowers grow by the lake. ——Wang Yangming
17. The lanterns in the hall are all gathered together, and the important ones should be remembered a long way away. ——Wang Yangming
18. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. It is as close as a thousand miles away. ——Wang Yangming
19. Learning is the way to become a saint, and learning leads to conscience. ——Wang Yangming
20. Therefore, those who are determined have the heart to learn; those who are scholars are determined to do things. ——Wang Yangming
21. A serious illness in life is just the word "arrogance". ——Wang Yangming
22. Be humble in your heart and magnanimous in your capacity. ——Wang Yangming
23. Humility is the foundation of all good things, and arrogance is the root of all evils. ——Wang Yangming
24. It is not more valuable than having no mistakes, but it is more valuable than being able to correct them. ——Wang Yangming
25. Where knowledge is true and sincere, it is action, and when action is clear and aware, it is knowledge. ——Wang Yangming
26. Without determination, nothing can be accomplished in the world. ——Wang Yangming