Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life.

  • -- William Ellery Channing 钱宁

品格的伟大完全在于灵魂的力量,也就是说,在于思想、道德原则和爱的力量,而这一点可以从生活中最卑微的状态中找到。

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This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty - the cause of humanity.

这不是人与人之间的竞争。全地最卑微的国民,若披著公义的兵器,比一切犯罪的军兵更强。我来到你们面前,是为了捍卫一项和自由一样神圣的事业——人类的事业。

The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never heard any more welcome sound than the deep roaring and crashing that started in at our rear.

大炮轰鸣所产生的道德效果是最不寻常的,我们许多人都认为,我们从来没有听到过比从我们后方传来的轰鸣和撞击声更令人高兴的声音。

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.

理想的谈话必须是思想的交流,而不是像许多最担心自己缺点的人所认为的那样,是机智或雄辩的表现。

The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.

全地最卑微的国民,若披著公义的兵器,比一切犯罪的军兵更强。

Every wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself.

每一个波浪,不管它的波峰有多高,有多强,最终都必须在它自己内部崩塌。

Never name a show after a character if you want to be the guy running the show.

如果你想成为主持节目的人,就不要用角色的名字给节目命名。

Fraud is the homage that force pays to reason.

欺诈是力量对理性的敬意。

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

造就人的不是环境,而是品格。