第 1 章 前言

荃者所以在鱼，得鱼而忘荃；蹄者所以在兔；得兔而忘蹄；言者所以在意，得意而忘言。吾安得夫忘言之人而与之言哉！

— 摘自 《庄子·杂篇·物》

庄子谈学习，余深以为然，故引之。

The fish trap exists because of the fish; once you’ve gotten the fish, you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit; once you’ve gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can have a word with him ? 1

— Chuang Tzu

  1. 译文摘自 Eric D. Kolaczyk↩︎