【译文】凡是事物都有本和末,本末是一体的,不可以把本末分开为两段。
To be a writer, one must have a certain arrogance, a belief that one's own voice is worth hearing.
忧伤愁苦,就会心气滞结;忿怨愤怒,就会心气横逆不顺;惊恐畏惧,就会心气沉落不浮;拘谨固执,就会心气郁郁不释;急躁浮躁,就会心气损耗不足。
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.