Until the second phase of his life, he was a wrapt, consecrated solitary, pursuing his studies by intense introspection, with a mental endurance perhaps never equalled.

在他生命的第二阶段之前，他一直保持神圣的孤独，通过强烈的内省，以一种可能永无匹敌的精神毅力坚持他的研究。