Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

现在王公大人从事于音乐,损害夺取人民的衣食之资,仅从命人听乐这一点来看就已经很厉害了。

It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom.

译文：因此(我)泛舟东去，希望能得到壮士的辅助。