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法律这门职业（The profession of law） The profession of law - a concluding speech for undergraduates at Harvard University in February 17, 1886 Holmes, translated by Chen Xugang I might end the speech now. But I know some passionate young people will feel their main problem has not been answered yet. He would ask, what does all this mean to my heart? You didnt ask me to sell my inherent rights in exchange for small profits. What do you mean by showing that I can reach my spiritual perfection through such a door? Hard to study a dull and professional system, earnestly protect the litigant and the merchant business operation practice, the noisy and the conflict between interests of greed, how these things can constitute a persons life? Students, I do not hesitate to think that these questions are not unimportant. I have to admit that these questions may not be answered in the end. They seem to me often difficult to answer. However, I believe there is still an answer. You will also encounter these problems in a variety of real life situations. If a person has the heart of Sancho Panza (Sancho Panza), then the world is in his eyes, as in Sancho Panzas eyes. If a man has an idealistic mind, then he will make - - I do not say - he will find - - his world is ideal. Of course, the law is not for artists or poets. Law is the cause of a thinker. For those who believe in the law with me, the main object of investigation is human activity without any divine, And that knowledge is not inferior to people own perception, I say, and I never hesitate to say: a person can be in the legal field as in other fields like great living; as in other fields, he will find in the infinite perspective, the world is unified; and, like in other fields, he would ruin his life, he drinks the heroism of bitter, he will be dead beat chasing to reach the goal when. Life can be given to a person to start thinking or struggling, just a fact (a). If there is only one universe, and if you can move from one part t