There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

男人中有一种天生的贵族气质。其根据是美德和才能。

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Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

勇气是所有美德中最重要的,因为没有勇气,你就不能持续地实践任何其他美德。没有勇气,你可以反复练习任何美德,但没有勇气,你将一事无成。

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.

这不是一片几英亩的土地,而是我们正在捍卫的事业,无论我们是在一场战斗中击败敌人,还是一步步地击败敌人,结果都是一样的。

Who ever converses among old books will be hard to please among the new.

在旧书中交谈的人,在新书中很难讨人喜欢。

Fidelity - a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

忠诚——一种即将被背叛的人所特有的美德。

I don't want to fall to the ground i want to fall in love.

我不想掉到地上,我想坠入爱河。

There is no justice among men.

人之间没有公平。