明 · 王守仁
先xiān生shēng曰yuē:“今jīn为wéi吾wú所suǒ谓wèi‘格gé物wù’之zhī学xué者zhě,尚shàng多duō流于yú口kǒu耳ěr,况kuàng为wéi口kǒu耳ěr之zhī学xué者zhě,能néng反fǎn于yú此cǐ乎hū!天tiān理lǐ、人rén欲yù,其qí精jīng微wēi必bì时shí时shí用yòng力lì省shěng察chá克kè治zhì,方fāng日rì渐jiàn有yǒu见jiàn。如rú今jīn一yī说shuō话huà之zhī间jiān,虽suī只zhī讲jiǎng天tiān理lǐ,不bù知zhī心xīn中zhōng倏shū忽hū之zhī间jiān,已yǐ有yǒu多duō少shǎo私sī欲yù。盖gài有yǒu窃qiè发fā而ér不bù知zhī者zhě,虽suī用yòng力lì察chá之zhī,尚shàng不bù易yì见jiàn,况kuàng徒tú口kǒu讲jiǎng而ér可kě得dé尽jìn知zhī乎hū!今jīn只zhī管guǎn讲jiǎng天tiān理lǐ来lái顿dùn放fàng着zhuó不bù循xún,讲jiǎng人rén欲yù来lái顿dùn放fàng着zhuó不bù去qù,岂qǐ‘格gé物wù’‘致zhì知zhī’之zhī学xué!后hòu世shì之zhī学xué,其qí极jí至zhì,只zhī做zuò得dé个gè‘义yì袭xí而ér取qǔ’的dí工gōng夫fū。”
王守仁(明)