释义：日月想要明亮，浮云遮蔽了它们；河水想要清澈，沙石使它变污浊；人的性情想要平和，嗜好和欲望会损害了它。

The melancholy science from which I make this offering to my friend relates to a region that from time immemorial was regarded as the true field of philosophy, but which, since the latter's conversion into method, has lapsed into intellectual neglect, sententious whimsy, and finally oblivion.

事实上，每个作家都会创造自己的先驱。他的作品会改变我们对过去的理解，也会改变未来。