The past beats inside me like a second heart.

If you can look into the seeds of time, And say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favours nor your hate.

现在王公大人从事于音乐，损害夺取人民的衣食之资，仅从命人听乐这一点来看就已经很厉害了。 

When you want to change things, you can't please everyone. If you do please everyone, you aren't making enough progress.