海天之宽阔任鱼鸟飞跃，不是大丈夫不会有此度量；大丈夫要有在千尺高山振衣，在万里长流洗足般的气节；大丈夫的内蕴要如珠玉藏于山泽般，大丈夫的胸襟要有如月明风清般光洁温煦。

The artist deals with what cannot be said in words.

Art is the only way to escape the horror of existence.

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath, to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

世俗的儒者不考察，认为工商是末业，妄加议论抑制。