"坚信所有人,无论看起来怎么样,无论如何自诩,都是为了享乐而活。 All man, spite of appearances and pretensions, all live alike for Pleasure. 大街上的目光相接,带着恋爱感觉的小触碰;他们擦肩而过时脸上的表情在问:“你是我新的爱人吗?”会不会有一天——可能在花园路或者牛津大街——看见我惧怕却又追寻的那张未曾相识的脸? These eye-encounters in the street, little touches of loveliking; faces that ask, as they pass," Are you"
"我读书,闲逛,抱怨,锻炼;每隔一定时间,我就准时坐在饭桌前享用准备好的饭食。 I read, I pottered, I complained, and took exercise; and I sat punctually down to eat the cooked meals that appeared at regular intervals. 我从未停止去体会日常生活那反复无常、充满危险的魅力,以及其中的种种邂逅、言谈和意外。也许就在今天,或者下星期,我会听到一个声音,然后就收拾好我的格莱斯顿旅行包,追随它到天涯海角。 I never lose a sense of the whim"
"Self Control Still I am not a pessimist, nor misanthrope, nor grumbler; I bear it all, the burden of Public Affairs, the immensity of Space, the brevity of Life, and the thought if the all-swallowing Grave; - all this I put up with without impatience. I accept the common lot. And if now and then for"