所谓“命运”,不是违背人类意志的被决定的意义,而是代表普遍的最高秩序的肯定性的意义。根据命运,并非什么事都是恣意发生的;万事都是必然发生的。——莱布尼茨,von dem Verhängnis
Silence is the general consecration of the universe. Silence is the invisible laying on of the Divine Pontiff's hands upon the world. Silence is at once the most harmless and the most awful thing in all nature. It speaks of the Reserved Forces of Fate. Silence is the only Voice of our God. —— Herman Melville