© Courtesy of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University.

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天真無邪的笑，是孩子們珍貴的傑作；除了討人厭的白癡，只有孩子是無憂無慮，討人歡喜的了。 The innocent and pure smile is the precious masterpiece of children; apart from the annoying idiots, only children are free from care and lovable.

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有糖吃書都不要，還是孩子的根性；有利可圖，正義就不要了，大概是大人們的孩子氣吧？ If there are candies to eat, the books are then given away. It is still the nature of the children. If there are profits to gain, the justice is then given up. It might be the childishness of the adults.