the essays of montaigne, v17-第14章

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back　towards　ourselves　is　a　painful　motion；　so　is　the　sea　moved　and
troubled　when　the　waves　rush　against　one　another。　　Observe；　says　every
one；　the　motions　of　the　heavens；　of　public　affairs；　observe　the　quarrel
of　such　a　person；　take　notice　of　such　a　one's　pulse；　of　such　another's
last　will　and　testament；　in　sum；　be　always　looking　high　or　low；　on　one
side；　before　or　behind　you。　　It　was　a　paradoxical　command　anciently　given
us　by　that　god　of　Delphos：　〃Look　into　yourself；　discover　yourself；　keep
close　to　yourself；　call　back　your　mind　and　will；　that　elsewhere　consume
themselves　into　yourself；　you　run　out；　you　spill　yourself；　carry　a　more
steady　hand：　men　betray　you；　men　spill　you；　men　steal　you　from　yourself。
Dost　thou　not　see　that　this　world　we　live　in　keeps　all　its　sight　confined
within；　and　its　eyes　open　to　contemplate　itself？　　'Tis　always　vanity　for
thee；　both　within　and　without；　but　'tis　less　vanity　when　less　extended。
Excepting　thee；　O　man；　said　that　god；　everything　studies　itself　first；
and　has　bounds　to　its　labours　and　desires；　according　to　its　need。　　There
is　nothing　so　empty　and　necessitous　as　thou；　who　embracest　the　universe；
thou　art　the　investigator　without　knowledge；　the　magistrate　without
jurisdiction；　and；　after　all；　the　fool　of　the　farce。










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