It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.

  • -- William Cobbett 威廉·科贝特

使一个人独立的,与其说是他的经济条件好,不如说是他的需要少。

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It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.

人之所以固执己见,是因为心胸狭窄和软弱;我们非常不愿意相信我们无法理解的东西。

In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.

在生活中,我们会发现有许多伟人,也有一些好人,但又伟大又善良的人却寥寥无几。

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

不要惧怕伟大:有些人生来伟大,有些人成就伟大,有些人被强加于伟大之上。

Smallness in a great man seems smaller by its disproportion with all the rest.

伟人的渺小与其他所有人的不相称,使其显得渺小。