他同时是一位宣扬谨慎和节制的快乐主义者，一位反对神的介入以及灵魂生存的有神论者，并且是一位同时抱有机械主义与自由意志的原子论者。
He is at once a hedonist who preaches prudence and temperance, a theist who rejects divine intervention and the survival of the soul, and an atomist who upholds both mechanism and free will.
岁月的流逝会在皮肤上留下皱纹，而热情的丧失却会给灵魂刻下皱纹。焦虑、恐惧和缺乏自信会使心情沮丧，意志泯灭。
Yearss may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self distrust blows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
灵魂的计划是经验的一个循环，范围和期间是无限的，在其中，新的个人会凭借意志的判断力认识创造的各个方面。
The plan for the soul was a cycle of experience, unlimited in scope and duration, in which the new individual would come to know creation in all its aspects, at the discretion of will.
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