The melancholy science from which I make this offering to my friend relates to a region that from time immemorial was regarded as the true field of philosophy, but which, since the latter's conversion into method, has lapsed into intellectual neglect, sententious whimsy, and finally oblivion.
我向我的朋友献上的这种忧郁的科学，涉及到一个自古以来被视为哲学真正领域的区域，但自从哲学转变为方法以来，这个区域已经陷入了知识的忽视、警句的奇想，最终被遗忘。
【译文】 孔子说：“君子有三件事要警戒：年轻时，血气还不成熟，要戒女色；年壮时，血气正旺盛，要戒争斗；年老时，血气已衰落，要戒贪婪。”
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in music.
今天我们种下的每一粒种子都是对后代的承诺。
一个人知道自己为什么而活，就可以忍受任何一种生活。