It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away."

  • -- Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕·林肯

据说,一位东方君主曾经命令他的智者为他编造一个句子,让他随时出现在眼前,而且这个句子在任何时候和任何情况下都应该是正确和恰当的。他们对他说:“这一切都会过去的。”

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All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

历史的全部教训用四句话概括: 神要谁灭亡,必先使谁因势力而发狂。 天网恢恢,疏而不漏。天网恢恢,疏而不漏。 蜜蜂使它抢夺的花受精。 当足够黑的时候,你可以看到星星。

If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day.

如果我能有所贡献,如果我能更多地看到终极善的本质和本质,如果我能受到启发去开拓更广阔的思想和行动视野,如果我能平静地面对自己,那么今天就是成功的一天。

I have seen the times when the grassroots has moved the Congress. We listen way more often to our constituents than the lobbyists. And the grassroots are going to have to do it.

我看到过草根推动国会的时代。我们比游说者更经常听取选民的意见。草根阶层将不得不这么做。

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only for wallowing in.

把永不后悔、永不后悔作为生活的准则。后悔是一种可怕的精力浪费;你不能依赖它;它只是用来打滚的。

Every time that I wanted to give up, if I saw an interesting textile, print what ever, suddenly I would see a collection.

每次我想放弃的时候,如果我看到一件有趣的纺织品,印什么都行,突然我就会看到一个收藏。

I try to be the fixer of situations and I gravitate to people who are institutional misfits.

我试图成为局势的解决者,我被那些与体制格格不入的人所吸引。

If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.

如果我能阻止一颗心的破碎,我就不会白活。