A man's nature is best perceived in privateness, for there is no affectation; in passion, for that putteth a man out of his precepts; and in a new case or experiment, for there custom leaveth him.

人的本性在独处时最易看清，因为无须矫饰；在情绪激动时也如此，因为准则会失效；面对新情况或新尝试时亦然，因为习惯不再提供依凭。