Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.

  • -- Francis Bacon 弗朗西斯·培根

人怕死,正如孩子怕黑;当孩子们天生的恐惧因故事而增加时,另一种恐惧也随之增加。

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To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports us - when we succeed, it betrays us.

要了解一个人,要观察他如何赢得他的目标,而不是他如何失去它;因为当我们失败时,我们的骄傲支持着我们——当我们成功时,它背叛了我们。

Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.

好人是星星,是他们所生活的时代的行星,是时代的写照。