When a man is made up wholly of the dove, without the least grain of the serpent in his composition, he becomes ridiculous in many circumstances of life, and very often discredits his best actions

  • -- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

当一个人完全由鸽子组成,而没有一点蛇的成分时,他在生活中的许多情况下就会变得可笑,并常常使他最好的行为蒙羞

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We were thus led to organize ourselves, as men who had fought the war together, in order to support those statesmen who had truly understood the lessons of that World War, thus attempting to prevent its recurrence.

因此,我们作为一起打过这场战争的人,被引导组织起来,以便支持那些真正了解那次世界大战教训的政治家,从而试图防止其再次发生。

The fleet being thus more inclosed will more readily observe the signals, and with greater facility form itself into the line of battle a circumstance which should be kept in view in every order of sailing.

因此,更加紧密的舰队将更容易地观察到信号,并以更大的便利使自己进入战斗状态,这在航行的每一个顺序中都应该被注意到。

I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all.

我是由时间、环境、历史造就的,这是肯定的,但我也远远不止这些。我们都是。

Make your free men and guests sit as far as possible at tables on either side, not four here and three there.

让你的自由人和客人尽可能地坐在两边的桌子旁,而不是这边四张,那边三张。