Creative powers can just as easily turn out to be destructive. It rests solely with the moral personality whether they apply themselves to good things or to bad. And if this is lacking, no teacher can supply it or take its place
创造性力量很容易变成破坏性力量。这只取决于人们的道德人格:是用此力量做好事或做坏事。如果人们缺乏这种道德人格,则没有一种说教能够提供它或取而代之。
如果某件事足够重要,即使赌注对你不利,你仍然应该去做。
The desires, and other passions of man, in themselves, are in his own power; his real difficulties are, to know when they are to be controlled, and when not.