《围炉夜话·第一九七则》
天上有风有雨，所以人建造房子来遮蔽；地上有高山河流，所以人便造船车来交通。这就是人力能够弥补天地造物的缺失，人怎么能无所作为，而让一切没有改善呢？
天有风雨，人以宫室蔽之；地有山川，人以舟车通之；是人能补天地之阙也，而可无为乎？
The sky has wind and rain, so humans build houses to block them; the earth has mountains and rivers, so humans build ships and carriages to communicate. This is because manpower can make up for the shortcomings of the creations of heaven and earth. How can humans do nothing and let things remain unchanged?