I think this was his greatness;he took human life largely as it was, and intruded himself as little upon the general scheme of things as he did upon the characters of his plays.

• 我想这正是他的伟大之处，他对人生秉著顺其自然的态度，他对生活之事的干涉和改动很少，正如他对戏剧人物那样。