The historian must have some kinship with his subject. The dead will not speak unless they are properly addressed.
I'm not a genius, I'm just a man who works hard.
对圣贤的道理教导别人很容易,自己实践却是不容易的事。对圣贤的道理开始奋斗很容易,但坚持到底却很难。圣贤的道理与实践相结合,行仁政必本与德性。后代则相反,学问与实践不能统一,不修持自己的德性,而只管治理别人。