A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.

  • -- Otto von Bismarck 奥托·冯·俾斯麦

一个政治家……你要等他听见神的脚步经过,就跳起来,抓住他的衣襟。

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Nashville is a lot like my hometown. You learn so quickly once someone hears something about you or sees something, everybody talks about it at dinner. They know your business, so people tend to be more private and not to throw themselves into everyone's faces.

纳什维尔和我的家乡很像。一旦有人听到或看到关于你的事情,每个人都会在晚餐时谈论它。他们了解你的业务,所以人们往往更注重隐私,不会把自己投入到每个人的面前。

In order to accommodate to change and to the contrast of phenomena, the intellect does not require any shocks and inner upheavals; it is only through such upheavals that the more conservative mind could accommodate to the metropolitan rhythm of events.

为了适应变化和现象的对比,智力不需要任何冲击和内在的剧变;只有经历了这样的巨变,保守的人才能适应大都市的节奏。

A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.

政治家需要勇气,政治家需要远见;但相信我,在六个月的经验之后,他想要的第一,第二,第三和所有的时间-耐心。

I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.

我认为在这样的时刻,诗人最好保持沉默,因为事实上我们没有能力纠正政治家的错误。

God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf.

神听不到,正如心说不出来;心若哑了,神必要聋了。

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.

如果你从来没有扔雪球的冲动,衰老的过程就会牢牢地把你抓在手中。

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

在战争中,重要的事件是由微不足道的原因造成的。

The great mystery of our consciousness is beyond our grasp.

我们意识的巨大奥秘是我们无法理解的。