「文公『格物』之说，只是少头脑，如所谓『察之于念虑之微』，此一句不该与『求之文字之中，验之于事为之著，索之讲论之际』混作一例看，是无轻重也。」
「朱文公的『格物』之说，只是缺个头脑。比如所谓『察之于念虑之微』，这一句不该与『求之文字之中，验之之于事为之著，索之之于讲论之际』混作一例看，那就没有轻重了。」
'Zhu's doctrine of investigating things lacks only the guiding head. His examine it in the subtlety of thought should not be lumped with seeking it in texts, testing it in affairs, searching it in discussion — so lumped, all weight is lost.'