Yang Shi.
The full sentence of this sentence should be:
Yang said: "Mencius's book is just to correct people's hearts, teach people to cultivate their minds and cultivate their minds, and make them feel at ease.
< p>The translation is:Yang Shi said: "The book "Mencius" is just to correct people's hearts, teach people to cultivate their minds and nature, and control their body and mind.
This sentence comes from Chapter 12 of the second part of "The Preface to Mencius" written by Yang Shi.
Yang Shi (1053-1135), whose courtesy name was Zhongli and whose name was Guishan, was called Mr. Guishan by scholars. Philosopher, writer and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty.
He is knowledgeable and talented in running a country and benefiting the world. He has outstanding achievements as an official. He is patriotic and caring for the people. He is honest and upright. Wherever he served as an official, he "has benefited the government and will never be forgotten by the people." He studied under Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, and together with You Zuo, Lu Dalin and Xie Liangzuo, he was known as the four major disciples of Chengmen. Together with Luo Congyan and Li Tong, he was also known as the "Mr. Nan Jian San" and was revered by later generations as the "originator of Fujian Studies". He spread the "Second Cheng" Luo Studies to the southeast and other vast areas.