The essential function of art is moral. But a passionate, implicit morality, not didactic. A morality which changes the blood, rather than the mind.
艺术的本质功能是道德的。但这是激情、含蓄的道德，不是说教的。这种道德改变的是血液，而不是思想。
Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.
文学的美在于它让我们在一生中活出千种人生。
一年中的夜晚与白天数量相同、持续时间一样长。即使快乐的生活也有其阴暗笔触，没有“悲哀”提供平衡，“愉快”一词就会失去意义。耐心镇静地接受世事变迁，是最好的处事之道。