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| | 女訓: |
心猶首面也，是以甚致飾焉。面一日不修，則塵垢穢之；心一朝不思善，則邪惡入之。咸知飾其面，不修其心，惑矣。夫面之不飾，愚者謂之醜；心之不修，賢者謂之惡。愚者謂之醜，猶可；賢者謂之惡，將何容焉。故覽照拭面，則思其心之潔也；傅脂，則思其心之和也；加粉，則思其心之鮮也；澤髮，則思其心之潤也；用櫛，則思其心之理也；立髻，則思其心之正也；攝鬢，則思其心之整也。 |
| | The heart is like the face; therefore, people take great care to adorn it. If the face is not cleansed for a day, then dust and dirt will defile it; the mind, if for one morning does not think of goodness, will allow evil to enter. Everyone knows how to adorn their face, yet neglects to cultivate their heart; this is indeed a delusion. If the face is not adorned, the foolish would call it ugly; if the heart is not cultivated, the virtuous would call it evil. To be called ugly by the foolish is still tolerable; but to be called evil by the virtuous, where could one find a place to belong? Therefore, when looking into the mirror and wiping one's face, one should reflect on the purity of one's heart; when applying cosmetics, one should think about the harmony of one's heart; when adding powder, one should contemplate the freshness of one's heart; łoż when oiling one's hair, one should reflect on the moistness and nourishment of one's heart; when using a comb, one should think about how orderly and well-arranged one's heart is; when styling one's hair into a bun, one should contemplate the uprightness of one's heart. When tucking in one's temples, one should think about the tidiness and orderliness of one's heart.
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