fire and water possess a spirit but no life,grass and trees possess a life but no awareness,birds and animals possess awareness but no sense of morality,only humans possess spirit,life,awareness,as well as the sense of morality,hence the noblest beings in the world.
翻译水火有气而无生,草木有生而无知,禽兽有知而无义；人有气,有生,有知,亦且有义气,故最为天下贵也