Man is always something more than what he knows about himself. He is not what he is simply once and for all, but is a process.
选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·申韩》。曲木,弯曲的木头。恶,厌恶、怕。绳,木匠用以裁曲取直的墨绳。奸邪,奸邪之人。正法,公正无私的法律。这句话以曲木畏直绳作类比,说明公正无私之法对奸邪之人的威慑作用。