古代的圣人是深远而微妙的他们的知识难以蠡测没有可以用来阐释的方法我们只能描述他们的外在表现他们是谨慎的就像渡过结冰的河流的人像身处敌人领地的勇士般警惕像客人那样谦恭像融化的冰雪一样流散如木头般可塑如山谷般虚阔如杯水般澄明一哲学——也即塑造了我们的生活世界的无数观念——的真正起源,与相对而言我们对之知之甚少的哲人及其事迹息息相关。在西方,我将埃庇米尼 Ancient sages are far-reaching and subtle Their knowledge is hard to test There is no way to explain them We can only describe their outward appearance They are cautious Like people crossing the frozen river Warriors in the enemy’s territory As vigilance as a guest, like a melting ice and snow, like a wood-like plasticity, like a cup of water, clarifying the true origin of philosophy, the innumerable ideas that shape our world of life, We are closely connected with the philosophers whom we know little about. In the west, I will Epamin Minnie