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To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
走入孤獨，遠離書齋，如同遠離社會一樣重要。
I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
縱然無人在我身旁，當我讀書或寫作時，并非獨處一隅。
But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
如果一個人渴望獨處，就請他抬頭仰望星空。
The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
那從天界下行的光芒，使人們得以出離可觸摸的現世。
One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
可以這樣說，我們假想，大氣之所以透明，就是為了讓人們看到天國的燦爛光芒。
Seen in the streets of cities, how great they are!
從普通城市的街道向上看，它們是如此深邃偉岸。
If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore;
假如星辰千年一現，人類關于上帝之城的記憶，必將世代相傳，
and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown!
為人們長久地信仰著，珍存著，崇拜著。
But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.
然而，每一晚，這些美的使者都會降臨，以它們無可置疑的微笑，照亮宇宙。
