The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature.
禁欲主义原则从来没有被任何生物一贯坚持过,也永远不会被如此坚持。
写作是留下遗产的一种方式。
我是一个非常积极的思想者,我认为这是我在困难时刻最帮助我的东西。
The text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centers of culture.