A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century.
从某种意义上说，一个通晓历史的人，可以说从世界诞生之日起就生活在世上，并且在每一个世纪都在不断地增加他的知识储备。