The ways in which most men get their living , that is , live , are mere makeshifts , and a shirking of the real business of life , - chiefly because they do not know , but partly because they do not mean , any better .

多数人谋生的方法是：活着，仅仅是权宜之计，以及对生命真谛的逃避，主要是他们不知道，部分原因是他们不想知道更合理一些。