Man is to be held only by the slightest chains; with the idea that he can break them at pleasure, he submits to them in sport.

Man is to be held only by the slightest chains; with the idea that he can break them at pleasure, he submits to them in sport.

人只能被最轻微的锁链拴住;他认为自己可以随心所欲地打破它们，于是在运动中顺从它们。

-- Maria Edgeworth 玛丽亚.埃奇沃斯