The study of the mind must be purely analytical.
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。
【译文】 孔子说:“立场不同、观点不同,也就不要相互商议了。”
The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits.