A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
政治家
Statesman
A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.
政治家不能当道德家。
You know, a statesman is a dead politician.
你知道，一个政治家就是一个死去的政治家。
The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.
政治家的首要条件是要有头脑。
Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.
现在我知道什么是政治家了;他是个死了的政治家。我们需要更多的政治家。
The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election.
政治家要想成为年长的政治家，最快的方法就是在选举中失败。
A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.
保持的性格和改进的能力，综合起来，将是我作为一个政治家的标准。
I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.
我认为在这样的时刻，诗人最好保持沉默，因为事实上我们没有能力纠正政治家的错误。
A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
一个政治家……你要等他听见神的脚步经过，就跳起来，抓住他的衣襟。
A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.
政治家需要勇气，政治家需要远见;但相信我，在六个月的经验之后，他想要的第一，第二，第三和所有的时间-耐心。