Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above it are the very rarest exceptions.

  • -- William Ewart Gladstone 威廉·尤尔特·格莱斯顿

对于诗人来说,平庸现在和从前一样,是危险的,通常是致命的;但是,即使是成功的散文作家,那些理智地超越它的人也是非常罕见的例外。

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Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

成就似乎与行动有关。成功的男人和女人不断前进。他们会犯错,但不会放弃。

When you become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not contributing to the motion.

当你在任何类型的生活中取得成功时,都有人没有为你的成功做出贡献。

Virtue is defined to be mediocrity, of which either extreme is vice.

美德被定义为平庸,其中任何一个极端都是罪恶。

Integrity is so perishable in the summer months of success.

在成功的夏季,正直是如此易逝。

Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity.

现实是通往平庸最常见的道路。

Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.

任何一种持久的成功都植根于诚实。