The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler.

人类的历史就是一个旅行者迈出两大步之间的瞬间。

The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public.

现代艺术史也是一部艺术受众逐步流失的历史。艺术越来越受到艺术家的关注和公众的困惑。

The history of my life must begin by the earliest circumstance which my memory can evoke; it will therefore commence when I had attained the age of eight years and four months.

我生命的历史必须从我记忆所能唤起的最早的环境开始;因此，当我长到八岁零四个月的时候，一切就开始了。

The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul.

进步的历史是用敢于支持一项不受欢迎的事业的男女的鲜血写成的，例如，黑人男子对自己身体的权利，或妇女对自己灵魂的权利。

The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people.

圣人的历史主要是疯子的历史。

The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present.

过去的历史只有在阐明现在的历史时，我们才感兴趣。

The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality.

过去的历史不过是一场争取平等的长期斗争。

The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.

世界的历史就是自由意识的进步。

The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion.

世界历史是舆论的软弱、衰弱和死亡的记录。

The history of the world is the world's court of justice.

世界的历史就是世界的法院。

The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.

世界历史表明，各国人民和社会不必在发展过程中经历一系列固定的阶段。

The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds.

思想的历史可以用这样一句话来概括:它所寻求的是荒谬的，它所发现的是伟大的。

The inability to predict outliers implies the inability to predict the course of history.

无法预测异常值意味着无法预测历史进程。

The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history. Whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.

今天的问题同历史上所有的问题一样。人类是否应该被允许管理自己或被一小部分精英统治。

The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever

司法系统是有史以来最昂贵的机器