原文曹端,字正夫,渑池人。永乐六年举人。五岁见《河图》《洛书》,即画地以质之父。及长,专心性理。其学务躬行实践,而以静存为要。读宋儒《太极图》《通书》《西铭》,叹曰:“道在是矣。”笃志研究,坐下著足处,两砖皆穿。事父母至孝。父初好释氏,端为《夜行烛》一书进之,谓:“ The original text Cao Duan, the word is husband, Dianchi people. Yongle lifted people for six years. At the age of five, see “The River Map” and “The Book of Luo”, which is the father of quality. And long, devoted to nature. Its academic practice is practiced, and it is important to keep it alive. Reading Song Ru’s “Taichi Diagram”, “Tongshu” and “Xi Ming” and sighing: “The Tao is a sigh.” The study of Zhi Zhi, sitting down at the foot, both bricks are worn. Parents are filial. The father was good at the beginning of the liberation and the book was “Night Candles,” saying: "