佚名/Anonymous
', thelawsoftheuniversearenotindifferent, , goalongwayoff, isheardasmusic, aproud, sweetsatireonthemeannessofourlives.
Weareconsciousofananimalinus, , andperhapscannotbewhollyexpelled; likethewormswhich, eveninlifeandhealth, , ; thatwemaybewell, yetnotpure.
, , which, whenweareloose, dissipatesandmakesusunclean, ; andwhatarecalledGenius, Heroism, Holiness, andthelike, , , andthat, tosomeextent, ourverylifeisourdisgrace.
Allsensualityisone, thoughittakesmanyforms; , ? Howshallamanknowifheischaste? , ; , onewhositsbyastove, whomthesunshinesonprostrate, , andallthesins, workearnestly, , butshemustbeovercome.
Wediscoursefreelywithoutshameofoneformofsensuality, , insomecountries, , , drink, cohabit, voidexcrementandurine, andthelike, elevatingwhatismean, anddoesnotfalselyexcusehimselfbycallingthesethingstrifles.
Everymanisthebuilderofatemple, calledhisbody, , 'sfeatures, anymeannessorsensualitytoimbrutethem.
我们的整个人生都是充满感性的。美德与邪恶之间的战争一刻也没有停止过。只有善良才是万无一失的投资。在全世界奏响的竖琴乐曲中,善良的主题激励着我们。尽管到了最后,年轻人对此可能会逐渐淡漠,但是宇宙中的规律却是永远不会改变的,永远与最敏锐的人同在。我们拨动一下琴弦,调整一下音调,动人的旋律就会使我们陶醉。那些许多令人厌恶的噪音,传得很远之后,听起来反而像一种音乐,这是对我们生活中卑劣行径的一个绝妙讽刺。
我们能够意识到灵魂中野兽的存在,当我们较崇高的本性变得渐渐麻木时,野兽就开始慢慢苏醒。它卑鄙,贪图感官享乐,并且有可能是无法彻底清除的。就像蠕虫一样,即使是在我们活着和健康的时候,也要寄存在身体里。也许,我们能够回避它,却永远也改变不了它的本性。我担心它的健康状况很好,以至于会使我们原本健康的身体变得不再纯洁。