小说是可能的艺术,而可能总是比现实更可怕。
The novel is the art of the possible, and the possible is always more terrifying than the real.
凡是天下的祸患,掠夺与怨恨,之所以能出现,原因就在于人们不相爱。因此,仁义的人认为这是不对的。
Self-love, then, is a necessary principle of action.
To understand the mind, follow its practical consequences.