There have been in this century only one great man and one great thing: Napoleon and liberty. For want of the great man, let us have the great thing.

  • -- Victor Hugo 维克多雨果

在这个世纪里只有一个伟人和一件伟大的事情:拿破仑和自由。因为没有伟人,就求他的大。

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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

每一个伟人,每一个成功人士,不管他们从事的是什么行业,都知道这句话的魅力:每一次逆境都孕育着与之等价或更大的利益。

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.

这是一个伟人的标志,他把一切平凡的算计都付诸行动。他既崇高又感人,既孩子气又有巨人的血统。

The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.

非洲人是我的兄弟,但他是我几个世纪以来的弟弟。

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

在印刷术被发现之前,一个世纪等于一千年。