A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.

  • -- Walter Bagehot 沃尔特·巴格霍特

王室是个有趣的想法。它把主权的骄傲降低到微不足道的生活水平。

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It's impossible said pride. It's risky said experience. It's pointless said reason. Give it a try whispered the heart.

“不可能,”骄傲说。这是有风险的。所谓的理由毫无意义。试试吧,心在低语。

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

大知闲闲,小知间间。大言炎炎,小言詹詹。

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.

我听腻了这里的一百万美元,那里的一百万美元,太琐碎了。

If you take a loud pride in anything, people will rightly shoot you down.

如果你对任何事情都很骄傲,人们就会把你打倒。

We have to be more royal than royalty itself or nobody will believe us.

我们必须比皇室本身更高贵,否则没有人会相信我们。

A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can't sit on it.

一个人可以用刺刀为自己建造一个宝座,但他不能坐在上面。

I didn't send back any of the royalty checks.

我没有寄回任何版税支票。