「喜、怒、哀、乐本体自是中和的。才自家著些意思，便过不及，便是私。」
「喜、怒、哀、乐的本体自然是中和的。才掺进自己一点私意，便不是过就是不及，便是私了。」
'Joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure are in their original substance already in due measure and harmony. The moment one stirs in some private notion, there is excess or shortfall — private desire.'