A word is the carving and colouring of a thought, and gives it permanence.

  • -- Osbert Sitwell 奥斯伯特·西特韦尔

一个字是一个思想的雕刻和着色,并赋予它永久性。

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Sanctions and negotiations can be very ineffective, and indeed foolish, unless the people you are talking with and negotiating with and trying to reach agreements with are people who can be trusted to keep their word.

制裁和谈判可能非常无效,而且确实愚蠢,除非与你交谈、谈判并试图达成协议的人是可以信任的守信用者。

Men wholly bent on wordly treasures were the dupes of their own passions, rather than deceived by the writings or pretenses of those who claimed to be Alchemists.

一心扑在文字财富上的人是自己感情的欺骗,而不是被那些自称炼金术士的著作或伪装所欺骗。