神圣的观念在任何社会中都是最保守的观念之一，因为它试图将其他观念——不确定性、进步、变化——变成罪行。
The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any society, because it seeks to turn other ideas — uncertainty, progress, change — into crimes.
外表不端正，是因为没有培养好德行；内心不精诚，是因为没有修治好心灵；端正外表、修养德性，才能了解万物。
The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
"Books are like rivers that flow into the sea of our consciousness."
