Ziyou said: "The disciples of Zixia can manage tasks such as sweeping and cleaning, greeting guests, and observing proper conduct in coming and going — these they do well enough. Yet these are but trivial matters. They are entirely lacking in what is fundamental. How can this be adequate?" Upon hearing this, Zixia said: "Alas! Yan You has spoken in error. In the way of the gentleman, what is to be transmitted first, and what is to come later — does one simply grow weary and cease to teach? Consider how it is with plants and trees: they differ in their kinds and must be cultivated accordingly. How can the way of the gentleman be so carelessly misrepresented? To carry it through from beginning to end in its entirety — that is something only a sage can truly accomplish!"