My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.

  • -- George Washington 乔治华盛顿

我的观察是,只要有一个人被发现能胜任某项工作,……两个人做的效果更差,如果三个或更多的人同时做的话,效果就更差了。

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In should be the duty of every soldier to reflect on the experiences of the past, in the endeavor to discover improvements, in his particular sphere of action, which are practicable in the immediate future.

每一个士兵都有责任反思过去的经验,努力在自己的行动领域内发现在不久的将来切实可行的改进之处。

Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about is money.

我们知道,诗人是非常敏感的人,在我看来,他们最敏感的事情之一就是钱。

I accomplished something big and that's a memory I will never forget.

我完成了一件大事,那是我永远不会忘记的记忆。

In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.

做我们应该做的事,我们不值得称赞,因为这是我们的责任。

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

与人交往会吸引人进行自我观察。

I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.

我宁愿桌上有玫瑰,也不愿脖子上戴钻石。