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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All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good; And spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.

所有的自然不过是你所不知道的艺术;一切你看不见的机会和方向;所有的不和谐,和谐不被理解;一切局部的恶,普遍的善;尽管骄傲,在错误的理性的怨恨中,有一个真理是清楚的,无论它是什么,都是正确的。

The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening.

太阳的日子就像国王的日子。它是早晨的散步,中午坐在宝座上,晚上的游行。

Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.

任何时候都要为你的工作感到自豪。记住,对裁判的尊重是建立在球场内外的。

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.

欺骗是心胸狭窄的人的游戏,这是女人的天性。

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。

Petty things don't bother me as much as they used to.

我不再像过去那样为琐事烦恼了。

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

宝座只不过是一条铺着天鹅绒的长凳。