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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A movement that we will to execute is never more than a represented movement, and appears in a different domain from that of the executed movement, which always takes place when the image is vivid enough.

我们要执行的动作永远不会超过一个表示的动作,并且出现在与执行的动作不同的域中,而执行的动作总是在图像足够生动时发生。

Prostration is our natural position. A worm-like movement from a spot of sunlight to a spot of shade, and back, is the type of movement that is natural to men.

虚脱是我们的自然状态。从一点阳光到一点阴凉处,再回到阴凉处,像虫子一样的运动是人类自然的运动。

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

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。

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。

The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.

聪明人不会变老,但会成熟。

Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.

凡人在不幸中成长得很快。