Circles
拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生 / RalphWaldoEmerson
Theeyeisthefirstcircle； thehorizonwhichitformsisthesecond； ， ； thatthereisnoendinnature， buteveryendisabeginning； thatthereisalwaysanotherdawnrisenonmid-noon， andundereverydeepalowerdeepopens.
Thisfact， asfarasitsymbolizesthemoralfactoftheUnattainable， theflyingPerfect， aroundwhichthehandsofmancannevermeet， atoncetheinspirerandthecondemnerofeverysuccess， mayconvenientlyserveustoconnectmanyillustrationsofhumanpowerineverydepartment.
， ， ， asifithadbeenstatuesofice； hereandthereasolitaryfigureoffragmentremaining， ， ； ； fortifications， bygunpowder； roadsandcanals， byrailways； sails， bysteam； steambyelectricity.
Eachnewstepwetakeinthoughtreconcilestwentyseeminglydiscordantfacts， ， discordantopinionsarereconciledbybeingseentobetwoextremesofoneprinciple， andwecannevergosofarbackastoprecludeastillhighervision.
Valorconsistsinthepowerofself-recovery， sothatamancannothavehisflankturned， cannotbeout-generalled， butputhimwhereyouwill， ， tohispastapprehensionoftruth， andhisalertacceptanceofitfromwhateverquarter； theintrepidconvictionthathislaws， hisrelationstosociety， hisChristianity， hisworld， mayatanytimebesupersededanddecease.
， emancipatesusfromtheoppressionofthelastspeakertooppressuswiththegreatnessandexclusivenessofhisownthought， thenyieldsustoanotherredeemer， weseemtorecoverourrights， ， whattruthsprofoundandexecutableonlyinagesandorbsaresupposedintheannouncementofeverytruth！ Incommonhours， ， empty-knowing， possibly， thatwecanbefull， surroundedbymightysymbolswhicharenotsymbolstous， ， andbyaflashofhiseyeburnsuptheveilwhichshroudedallthings， andthemeaningoftheveryfurniture， ofcupandsaucer， ofchairandclockandtester， —property， climate， breeding， personalbeautyandthelike， ； andliteratures， cities， climates， religions， ！ Goodasisdiscourse， silenceisbetter， ， nowordswouldbenecessarythereon.
