The wool of a thousand sheep in good pasture at the least ought to yield fifty marks a year, the wool of two thousand one hundred marks, and so forth, counting by thousands.

  • -- Robert Grosseteste 罗伯特·格罗斯泰斯特

一千头羊在好草场上的毛,一年至少得五十马克,两千一百马克,依此类推,以千计。

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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

与其赢得一千场战斗,不如征服自己。那么胜利就是你的了。无论是天使、是鬼魔、是天堂、是地狱、都不能夺去你的灵魂。

I grew up in Rhodesia on my father's ranch and every year he used to take us on safari in some remote area of the wilderness.

我在罗得西亚我父亲的牧场上长大,每年他都带我们去荒野的某个偏远地区狩猎。

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

在通往真理的道路上,一个人只能犯两个错误;不走完全程,也不开始。

I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly.

我只害怕两件事:懒惰和胆小。

A cow-year, a sad year; a bull-year, a glad year.

牛年,悲伤的一年;牛年,快乐的一年。