I think that one should recognize reality even when one doesn’t like it; indeed, especially when one doesn’t like it.
人都知道说话可以显示自己的优点，但不知说话谨慎可以培养德性；人都知道饮食可以有益生命，却不知节制饮食可以养生。
要知道药物的产地源头，只在西南方向是根本所在。
自然法则支配着一切。
As to the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, nor what they are like in form; for there are many things that hinder sure knowledge, the obscurity of the matter and the shortness of human life.