The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.

"We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way."

古代的学者，为自己才学不高而担忧，就发奋学习，迎头赶上；现在的文士，为自己才学不高而羞愧，就隐满短处，避忌批评。

以柳丝榆荚的从容反衬桃李的飘零，暗喻超然物外的态度