解释：向外物游览就要要求外物的完备，向自己内心求取，则能充实完善自身。

在写作过程中，故事酝酿得越久，就越好。

选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·申韩》。曲木，弯曲的木头。恶，厌恶、怕。绳，木匠用以裁曲取直的墨绳。奸邪，奸邪之人。正法，公正无私的法律。这句话以曲木畏直绳作类比，说明公正无私之法对奸邪之人的威慑作用。

The more one judges, the less one loves.

Remaining quiet is what is called wisdom-insight.

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever.

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.