For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.
爱若追求的不是显露自身的奥秘,就不是爱,而是撒出去的一张网;捕获的,也只有无益之物。
— Kahlil Gibran · The Prophet (1923) · On Friendship —
For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.
爱若追求的不是显露自身的奥秘,就不是爱,而是撒出去的一张网;捕获的,也只有无益之物。