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“整个大自然都力求达到快乐。快乐使得嫩草生长，芽苞勃发，蓓蕾开放。快乐把花冠安置在阳光的抚吻之下。快乐邀请一切生物结亲成婚。快乐使迟钝的幼虫成蛹，并使蝶蛾从蛹的牢狱中遁出，在快乐的指引下，一切都渴望更多的惬意，更多的觉醒，渴望进步……这就是为什么我在快乐中比在书本中能学到更多的东西，这就是为什么书本使我开窍的次数不多，使我变糊涂的次数倒不少。 在快乐中不存在着深思熟虑和讲究方法。我不假思索就跃入欢乐的海洋。我对自己能在海上浮游，不为海水吞没而感到十分惊奇。正是在快乐中，我们的整个存在意识到了自己。 这一切都不需要下什么决心。我沉湎于快乐是非常自然的事。以前我常听人说，人的天性是恶的，但我希望加以检验。不过，我觉得自己主要是对旁人感到好奇，而不是对自己。或者说得更确切些：肉欲在暗中起着作用，寻求迷人的混杂，把我抛出自我之外。 对我来说，只要我还没弄清楚自己是什么人，追求一种道德就不是很聪明的事，甚至是不可能的。我停止寻觅自己，为的是在爱之中找到自己。 在某个阶段，必须抛弃任何道德，不再抵制欲望。唯独欲望能给我教育。我顺从了欲望。”

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Book:Les Nourritures terrestres: suivi de Les nouvelles nourritures
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