Droll thing life is--that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself--that comes too late--a crop of unextinguishable regrets.

生活真是古怪——以无情的逻辑作出神秘的安排，却奔向徒劳的目的。你至多能指望从中获得一些自我认识——来得太迟的认识——以及一茬永远无法消除的悔恨。