Translation of Mr. Wang Guantang's Inscription in Tsinghua University
The purpose of scholars' reading and learning is to get rid of the shackles of secular concepts, and the truth can be carried forward accordingly. It is better to die than to think about yourself. This is the ideal pursued by ancient and modern sages. How can those mediocre and trivial people understand it? Mr. Wang showed his ideal of independence by dying, not for personal grievances, as people say. Alas, set up a stone in this school to express some grief and let people remember him. In recognition of the philosopher's strange festival and the infinite glory of truth (this sentence is also incomprehensible. Also jump down). It is difficult to predict the future. The influence of Mr. Wang's works may change with the times, and Mr. Wang's theory may need to be revised in the future. Only this spirit of independence and freedom of thought, even after millions of years, can live with the world and shine with the sun and the moon.