It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.

  • -- Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩

这不是一片几英亩的土地,而是我们正在捍卫的事业,无论我们是在一场战斗中击败敌人,还是一步步地击败敌人,结果都是一样的。

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Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.

有时候,当我思考小事情所带来的巨大后果时,我忍不住认为根本就没有小事情。

Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.

生活是要活的,而不是要被控制;人类是通过在一定的失败面前继续游戏而获胜的。

Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.

热情是一座火山,山顶上长不出优柔寡断的草。

All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.

所有的成年人都曾经是孩子……但只有少数人记得。

I still have my feet on the ground i just wear better shoes.

我仍然脚踏实地,我只是穿更好的鞋。

I think I could sing and shear a few sheep at the same time.

我想我可以一边唱歌一边剪几只羊。

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

智慧由对结果的预期构成。

We don't defeat evil by becoming evil.

我们不能通过变恶来打败邪恶。