A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.

  • -- Abba Eban 阿巴·埃班

一个政治家如果总是把耳朵贴在地面上,既不会有优雅的姿态,也不会有灵活的行动。

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The conservative movement was told to curl up in a fetal position and just stay there for the next eight years, thank you very much. Well, how things have changed.

保守主义运动被告知要像胎儿一样蜷缩起来,在接下来的八年里一直呆在那里,非常感谢。事情发生了怎样的变化。

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。

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

没有人能以权宜为理由作恶。

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.

政治家的首要条件是要有头脑。

How do poems grow? They grow out of your life.

诗歌是如何成长的?它们会从你的生活中消失。

The hippy movement was a failure.

嬉皮士运动失败了。