Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.

  • -- Sydney Smith 史密斯

伟人使全体人民崇高,使一切生活在他们那个时代的人振奋。

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It's so hard, it's almost the impossible - not talking about anything. I don't abide well to gag orders. I'm a talker. I think it's a beautiful trait when people are not micro-managing every corner of their life.

这太难了,几乎是不可能的——什么都不说。我不太遵守禁言令。我是一个健谈者。我认为这是一个美丽的特点,当人们没有微观管理他们生活的每一个角落。

There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth; but when everyone can tell you the truth, you lose their respect.

除了让男人知道他们说真话不会冒犯你,别无他法使自己免受奉承;但是当每个人都能告诉你真相时,你就失去了他们的尊重。

We all understand that compromise is part of the legislative process, yet at the same time, I would submit that wilderness is not for sale.

我们都知道妥协是立法进程的一部分,但与此同时,我认为荒野是非卖品。

A remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good in spite of all the people who say he is very good.

莎士比亚的一个非凡之处在于,尽管所有人都说他很优秀,但他真的很优秀。

A decade is a long time to be doing anything, much less to be with the same guys, chasing after the same goals.

十年来做任何事情都是很长的时间,更不用说和同样的人在一起,追逐同样的目标。

The Moon! Artemis! the great goddess of the splendid past of men! Are you going to tell me she is a dead lump?

月亮!阿耳特弥斯!人类辉煌过去的伟大女神!你要告诉我她是个死疙瘩吗?