In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

  • -- Julius Caesar 凯撒大帝

在战争中,重要的事件是由微不足道的原因造成的。

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I feel often that we don't have the right language to talk about emotions in disasters. Everyone is on edge, of course, but it also pulls people away from a lot of trivial anxieties and past and future concerns and gratuitous preoccupations that we have, and refocuses us in a very intense way.

我经常觉得我们没有正确的语言来谈论灾难中的情绪。当然,每个人都处于紧张状态,但它也把人们从许多琐碎的焦虑、过去和未来的担忧以及我们拥有的不必要的关注中抽离出来,并以一种非常强烈的方式重新集中我们的注意力。

I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.

我告诉学生,我所拥有的机会是因为我有良好的教育背景。教育能让你脱颖而出。

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.

我宁愿在某一天会成功的事业中失败,也不愿在某一天会失败的事业中成功。

The events in the square, of course, made a deep impression on me and many other parents.

当然,广场上发生的事情给我和许多其他父母留下了深刻的印象。

People don't come out for book events. They want to feel an emotion and be entertained.

人们不出来读书。他们想要感受一种情感,想要得到娱乐。

In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial.

在更大的事情上,我们是快乐的;引起麻烦的是小事。

It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

使人成为烈士的不是惩罚而是事业。

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.

我再怎么强调好老师的重要性也不为过。