Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.

  • -- Mencius 孟子

在时机尚未成熟之前说出的真理总是危险的。

相关名言

Be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for comfort or promotion, but is simply determined to do what he believes to be right. He is a dangerous uncomfortable enemy, because his body, which you can always conquer, gives you little purchase upon his soul.

与一个不在乎舒适或晋升,而只是决心做他认为正确的事情的人打交道时,要小心。他是一个危险的、令人不安的敌人,因为他的身体,你总是可以征服的,却无法从他的灵魂中得到什么。

My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day.

我的朋友们,历史,历史召唤我们来到此时此地。摆在我们面前的是一个庄严的选择——我们将何去何从?我们的行动是否缓慢而渐进?还是我们要抓住时代的挑战,解决我们今天的重大问题?

This time, there have been a lot of interesting discussion about the subject matter and I've had a good time talking about it. And in some of the cases, I'm not just signing books; I'm showing slides and talking about the work.

这一次,有很多关于这个主题的有趣的讨论,我谈得很开心。在某些情况下,我不只是在书上签名;我在放幻灯片,谈论我的工作。

Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.

几乎所有人都有这种潜在的邪恶,只有在某些危险的社会环境下才会释放出来。