To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.

  • -- Thomas Carlyle 托马斯·卡莱尔

要改革一个世界,改革一个国家,没有一个明智的人会这样做;除了愚蠢的人,所有的人都知道,唯一可靠的,虽然是一个缓慢得多的改革,是每个人开始和完善自己。

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We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation.

我们一直并正在积极谋求使联合国成为国际合作的一个有效工具。

The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.

艺术家越伟大,怀疑就越大。完全的自信被授予那些没有那么聪明的人作为安慰奖。

It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.

假装自己已完全从失望的激情中恢复过来是愚蠢的。这样的伤口总会留下疤痕。

No relationship is perfect, ever. But the love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences.

没有一段关系是完美的。但我们对彼此的爱比这些小小的差异更大。

In wartime we identify ourselves with the nation, and its interests are the interests of our primal selves.

在战争中,我们认同国家,国家的利益就是我们原始自我的利益。

Music is one of those things that make us feel a little less alone in the world.

音乐是使我们在这个世界上感到不那么孤独的东西之一。

There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.

没有什么比一群无用的暴民更愚蠢,更容易发怒了。

The nation... doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are.

这个国家……不只是需要我们所拥有的。它需要我们是什么。