The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them.

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

年轻人把他的材料收集起来,建造了一座通向月球的桥,或者,也许是地球上的一座宫殿或寺庙,最后,中年人决定和他们一起建造一座木棚。

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Ryan is my bridge to the past, to memories that lose some of their sting when he recounts them.

瑞恩是我通向过去的桥梁,通向那些在他讲述时失去了一些刺痛的记忆。

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.

地球能满足每个人的需要,但不能满足每个人的贪婪。

On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round.

地球上破碎的弧线;在天堂一个完美的圆。

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

我们建了太多的墙,却没有足够的桥。