这种只顾情欲不顾道德的结合,实在很难得到永久的幸福。同样,只考虑金钱的婚姻是荒谬的,而不考虑金钱的婚姻是愚蠢的。

The number one organ of ridicule, nowadays, is the newspaper. If you open the newspaper any day of the week, it‘s full of people who’ve messed up their lives. They‘ve slept with the wrong person, taken the wrong substance, passed the wrong piece of legislation – whatever it is, and then are fit for ridicule. In other words, they have failed. And they are described as “losers.” Now, is there any alternative to this? I think the Western tradition shows us one glorious alternative, which is tragedy.

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