The primary duty of a serious biographer is to illuminate his subject’s life work, not to play the spy in his bedroom.

  • -- Philip Toynbee 菲利普·汤因比

一个严肃的传记作家的首要职责是阐明他的主人公一生的作品,而不是在他的卧室里扮演间谍。

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There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular one is Providence.

我们的罪有许多代罪羔羊,但最常见的是神。

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

青年的责任是挑战腐败。