Nature hath given not only to the highest, but also to the inferior, classes of the people of this nation, a boldness and confidence in speaking and answering, even in the presence of their princes and chieftains.

  • -- Giraldus Cambrensis 吉拉度

大自然不仅赐予这个国家的最高阶层的人民,而且赐予这个国家的下层人民,即使在他们的首领和首领面前,在说话和回答问题时也有勇气和信心。

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Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it is not to the action that it is due, but to the manner of performing it.

不要说荣誉是勇敢的产物,也不要相信只有生命的危险才能为它付出代价:它不在于行动,而在于行动的方式。

I waited and worked, and watched the inferior exalted for nearly thirty years; and when recognition came at last, it was too late to alter events, or to make a difference in living.

我等待着,工作着,观察着下等人将近三十年;当人们终于认识到这一点时,要想改变一些事情或改变生活,已经太迟了。

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.

你是认真的吗?抓住这一分钟!勇敢具有天才、力量和魔力。只有参与,然后头脑才会发热。开始,然后工作就会完成。

When I talk of hearing a poet's voice speaking, I always think of it as in the presence of the man.

当我谈到听到一个诗人的声音说话时,我总是把它看作是在一个人的面前。

In the presence of princes the cleverest jester is mute.

在王子面前,最聪明的小丑也是哑巴。

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.

没有你的同意,没有人能使你自卑。

The word must is not to be used to princes.

这个词不能用在王子身上。