A proof of a proposition is a process the nature of which is such as to produce in us a belief in that proposition.
"The writer is a man who is always trying to capture the essence of life, the essence of the human condition, the essence of the world."
不要害怕问愚蠢的问题。因为99%的情况下其他人也想问同样的问题,只是因为怕尴尬而羞于提问。