Since it is not granted to us to live long, let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived.

  • -- E. Joseph Cossman E.约瑟夫·科斯曼

既然我们不能活得长久,那就让我们把至少还活过的一些纪念留给后代吧。

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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.

我想人们不会因为什么而记住我。但我不会用这些术语来思考我的工作。为子孙后代而工作和为金钱而工作一样庸俗。

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

后代的功能是照顾自己。