A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.

  • -- Niccolò Machiavelli 尼科尔·马基雅维利

一个明智的统治者决不应该守信,因为这样做会损害他的利益。

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I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe.

我是非洲人,我的肤色是他们天生的最深沉的颜色;这是一种对宇宙最高统治者最深切的感激之情。

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.

哦,只要我活着,要做生活的主宰,而不是奴隶,要像一个强大的征服者那样迎接生活,任何外在的东西都不能控制我。

You have to listen to adversaries and keep looking for that point beyond which it's against their interests to keep on disagreeing or fighting.

你必须听取对手的意见,并不断寻找超越这一点,这是违反他们的利益,继续不同意或战斗。

I think that being perceptive and having interests is nothing but an asset.

我认为有洞察力和兴趣是一种资产。