We learn that it is not the rays which bodies absorb, but those which they reject, that give them the colours they are known by; and in the same way people are specialized by their dislikes and antagonisms, whilst their goodwill is looked upon as no attribute at all.

我们知道，赋予物体颜色的，不是它吸收的光，而是它反射的光；同样，人们往往因自己的厌恶与反对而显出个性，善意反倒不被视为任何特征。