History is fables agreed upon.

  • -- Francois Marie Arouet 阿鲁埃

历史是大家都同意的寓言。

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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.

有一种提升并不取决于运气;这是一种使我们与众不同的气质,似乎注定了我们要成就大事;这是我们在不知不觉中给自己定的代价。

Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men.

寓言比事实更具有历史意义,因为事实告诉我们关于一个人的事,而寓言告诉我们关于一百万人的事。

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

除了传说,历史还能是什么?