ren zhi chu xing ben shan xing xiang jin xi xiang yuan
人 之 初 , 性 本 善 。 性 相 近 , 习 相 远。
gou bu jiao xing nai qian jiao zhi dao gui yi zhuan
苟 不 教 , 性 乃 迁 。 教 之 道 ,贵 以 专 。
People are very good when they are first born. They are very much alike.
Then when they grow up in different living and learning environments, their characters become very differents too.
They will be bad if they don't have good education when they are very young.
The most importent thing is to concentrate on educating them.