《梁书·列传·卷四十八》
树木的物质实体没有知觉，人的物质实体却有知觉，人既有像树木那样的物质实体，又有不同于树木的知觉，岂不是树木衹有形体一样，而人却有形体和精神两样吗? 
木之质无知也，人之质有知也；人既有如木之质，而有异木之知，岂非木有一、人有二邪？ 
A tree's material entity has no consciousness, whereas a human's material entity does. Because a human has the same material entity as a tree but different consciousnesses, doesn't that mean humans have both physicality and spirituality whereas trees only have physicality?