A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
战争
War
It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.
战争如此可怕是件好事，否则我们可能会逐渐喜欢它。
The worst thing we can do, the absolute worst, is to do nothing.
我们能做的最糟糕的事情，绝对最糟糕的事情，就是什么也不做。
We are all tourists in history, and irony is what we win in wars.
我们都是历史上的游客，而具有讽刺意味的是我们在战争中获胜。
War created bizarre allies, while peace itself could be divisive.
战争造就了奇异的盟友，而和平本身就可能分裂。
There is nothing so subject to the inconstancy of fortune as war.
没有什么比战争更容易受到命运无常的影响。
A man doesn't know his true strength until he fears for his life.
只有当一个人对自己的生命感到恐惧时，他才知道自己真正的力量。
The real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war.
真正持久的胜利是和平的胜利，而不是战争的胜利。
The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
真正持久的胜利是和平的胜利，而不是战争的胜利。
My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.
我的主题是战争，战争的怜悯。诗是可怜的。
These men are worth your tears. You are not worth their merriment.
这些人值得你流泪。你不值得他们高兴。
Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
谁不知道战争的罪恶，谁就不会懂得战争的好处。
Wars are never cured, they just go into remission for a few years.
战争永远无法治愈，它只会在几年内得到缓解。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.
告诉我们要服从本能就像告诉我们要服从人一样。人们会说不同的话，直觉也是如此。我们的本能处于战争状态…每一种本能，如果你听从它，都会声称以牺牲其他本能为代价而得到满足。
I believe that the freedom of speech should be protected, but so should a family's right to privacy as they grieve their loss. There is a time and a place for vigorous debate on the War on Terror, but during a family's last goodbye is not it.
我认为，言论自由应该受到保护，但一个家庭在为失去亲人而悲痛时，其隐私权也应该受到保护。对反恐战争的激烈辩论是有时间和地点的，但在一个家庭的最后告别时却不是这样。
I believe that this war, upon which I entered as a war of defense and liberation, has now become a war of aggression and conquest.
我认为，我作为国防和解放战争参加的这场战争，现在已经成为侵略和征服的战争。
Arrived too late. Act already done.
来得太迟了。行动已经完成。
There have been only rare moments in history where individual histories were able to run their course without wars or revolutions.
历史上很少有个别历史能够在没有战争或革命的情况下走自己的路。
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
当你强壮的时候显得软弱，当你虚弱的时候显得强壮。