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Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end.

  • -- Marcus Tullius Cicero 西塞罗

年老时的忠告是愚蠢的;因为，有什么比我们越接近旅程的终点，就为道路增加给养更荒唐的事呢?

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Everyone has the right to walk from one end of the city to the other in secure and beautiful spaces. Everybody has the right to go by public transport. Everybody has the right to an unhampered view down their street, not full of railings, signs and rubbish.

每个人都有权在安全、美丽的空间里从城市的一端走到另一端。每个人都有权乘坐公共交通工具。每个人都有权利在自己的街道上一览无余，而不是到处都是栏杆、标志和垃圾。

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奖是美妙的。我被提名过很多次，获得过很多奖项。但我的旅程不是朝着那个方向。如果真的发生了，那将是一场大爆炸。如果没有，那仍然是一场爆炸。

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We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.

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