君子战虽有陈,而勇为本焉;丧虽有礼,而哀为本焉;士虽有学,而行为本焉。
作战虽然讲究排兵布阵,但士兵的勇敢是其中的根本;丧葬虽然讲究礼节,但对亲人的哀思是其中的根本;一个人虽然很有学识,但思想道德、行为举止是其中的根本。
To be a poet is to have a soul so quick to discern, that no shade of quality escapes it.
Language is the only tool we have to make sense of the world, and yet it is always inadequate.