A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

  • -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 圣埃斯库里

文明是建立在人们所需要的东西之上的,而不是建立在为他们提供的东西之上。

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To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.

要达到战士的心境不是一件简单的事情。这是一场革命。把狮子、水鼠和我们的同胞平等看待是战士精神的伟大表现。这需要力量。

History shows us that other highly developed forms of civilization have collapsed. Who knows whether the same fate does not await our own?

历史告诉我们,其他高度发达的文明形式已经崩溃。谁知道同样的命运是否正等着我们呢?

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

当人们在他们的环境中变得容易时,他们自然是创新的敌人。

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.

文明是一种生活方式,是对所有人平等尊重的态度。