No fear can stand up to hunger, no patience can wear it out, disgust simply does not exist where hunger is; and as to superstition, beliefs, and what you may call principles, they are less than chaff in a breeze.

没有恐惧能抵挡饥饿，没有耐心能把它耗尽；饥饿所到之处，厌恶根本不存在。至于迷信、信仰和你所谓的原则，它们甚至不如微风中的糠秕。