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Wang Yang-Ming
Wang Yang-Ming, born Wang Shou-jen, was born in 1472 and died in 1529. Wang
Yangming was born in Hangchow, China.
Works by Wang Yangming include "Instructions for Practical Living",
"The Great Learning" and "The Letters".
See also: Famous
Chinese, Famous
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Quotes
- No one who really
has knowledge fails to practice it. Knowledge without practice should
be interpreted as lack of knowledge.
Wang
Yangming Quote
- Knowledge is the beginning of practice; doing is the completion of
knowing.
Wang
Yangming Quote
- Nature is the original character of the mind. Heaven is the source
of Nature.
Wang
Yangming Quote
- I say there are no principles but those of the mind, and nothing exists
apart from the mind.
Wang
Yangming Quote
- Lack of seeking implies that one does not cherish one's purpose with
determination.
Wang
Yangming Quote
- That the sage is a sage is due solely to the fact that his mind is
completely dominated by heaven-given principles, and not hampered by
passion.
Wang
Yangming Quote
- Whosoever is willing to devote himself to study may become a sage,
provided he devotes his mind to heaven-given principles.
Wang
Yangming Quote
- As he who grows a tree should not neglect to cultivate the roots,
so he who desires to grow in virtue should develop his mind.
Wang
Yangming Quote
- The human mind naturally finds pleasure in the principles of righteousness,
just as the eyes take pleasure in color and the ears in sound.
Wang
Yangming Quote
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