Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.

  • -- Natalie Clifford Barney 娜塔莉·克利福德·巴尼

放弃:平庸的英雄主义。

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The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.

今天的偶像把昨天的英雄从我们的记忆中推开;反过来,他也将被明天的继任者所取代。

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

人们对自由有一种热情,这种热情使人的天性在勇敢和英勇的行为中超越自我。

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

有些人生来平庸,有些人成就平庸,而有些人却被迫平庸。

Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.

只有平庸才能被相信永远处于最佳状态。