Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

  • -- Walter Savage Landor 兰德

伟人因为接近我们而失去了一些伟大;普通人收获颇丰。

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Women can break down barriers to opportunity, and men, many of them reluctantly, have learned to relate to women as their equals in thought and action. But except for an eccentric few, women do not want to become warriors.

女性可以打破获得机会的障碍,而男性(其中许多人并不情愿)已经学会在思想和行动上与女性平等相处。但除了少数古怪的人,女人不想成为战士。

I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper.

我不信任伟人。它们在周围形成了一片统一的沙漠,而且常常还会形成一滩血。每当它们倒下的时候,我总能感受到一个小个子男人的快乐。

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.

求你使我远离不哭的智慧,不笑的哲理,和不向儿女低头的大能。

A man should be respected more for what he has made of himself than for what he is.

一个人应该被尊重更多的是他对自己的成就,而不是他的本来面目。

The greatest men of a nation are those it puts to death.

一个国家最伟大的人是被它处死的人。

Produce great men, the rest follows.

产生伟大的人物,其余的就跟着产生。