There is in man's nature, a secret inclination and motion, towards love of others, which if it be not spent upon some one or a few, doth naturally spread itself towards many, and maketh men become humane and charitable; as it is seen sometime in friars.
人的天性中,藏着爱他人的倾向与冲动;若不专注于一人或少数几人,便会自然扩展到更多人,使人仁爱而乐善,这在一些修士身上可见。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Love —