• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• The human mind naturally finds pleasure in the principles of righteousness, just as the eyes take pleasure in color and the ears in sound.
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