周召公年十九,見正而冠,冠則可以為方伯諸侯矣。
人之幼稚童蒙之時,非求師正本,無以立身全性。
夫幼者必愚,愚者妄行;愚者妄行,不能保身。
孟子曰:「人皆知以食愈飢,莫知以學愈愚。
」故善材之幼者,必勤於學問,以修其性。
今人誠能砥礪其材,自誠其神明,睹物之應,通道之要,觀始卒之端,覽無外之境,逍遙乎無方之內,彷徉乎塵埃之外,卓然獨立,超然絕世,此上聖之所以遊神也。
When the Zhou Duke of Shao was nineteen, he was capped after having shown that his views were mature, and he was then able to serve as a regional overlord for the royal house.