【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。
我希望我的艺术能被所有人接触到。
We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.
Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes.
The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.