The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

烈士不能受辱。每一鞭都是名誉的舌头;每座监狱都有一个更辉煌的住所。

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Every time a student walks past a really urgent, expressive piece of architecture that belongs to his college, it can help reassure him that he does have that mind, does have that soul.

每当一个学生经过一幢属于他的学院的非常紧急、富有表现力的建筑时,它都能帮助他确信,他确实有那样的头脑,有那样的灵魂。

At root fame is a sham. I'm not going to live forever and if I am I certainly need don't you to tell me that so that I will buy a car or a box of dried up crackers.

从根本上说,名声是假的。我不会长生不老,如果我能长生不老,我当然需要你告诉我,这样我就能买一辆车或一盒干裂的饼干。

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant.

凡灵都造自己的房屋,我们可以凭房屋猜测居民。

Fame is very corrosive and you have to guard very strictly against it.

名誉是极具腐蚀性的,你必须非常严格地防范它。

A long memory and a long tongue are regular ole cronies.

长记性和长舌头是老交情。

A smooth tongue is better than smooth locks.

舌光顺,胜于发光。