弘明集 4.23

4.23

答曰。夫陰陽陶氣剛柔賦性。圓首方足宵貌匪殊。惻隱恥惡悠悠皆是。但參體二儀必舉仁為端耳。

Reply: Yin and yang fashion the qi; hardness and softness endow the nature. With round heads and square feet, their nocturnal appearances do not differ. Commiseration and shame at evil are everywhere in the broad throng. But in participating in the essence of the Two Poles, one must certainly take benevolence as the starting point.