A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.

  • -- Otto von Bismarck 奥托·冯·俾斯麦

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。

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Argentine political life is like the life of an ant community or an African forest tribe: full of events, full of crisis and deaths, but life is always cyclical, and the year ends as it begins.

阿根廷的政治生活就像蚂蚁群落或非洲森林部落的生活:充满事件,充满危机和死亡,但生活总是循环往复的,一年到头都是这样。

What we have to do is put this in a coherent form for them at the end of the day, and on the big events, give them the kind of context that they deserve.

我们要做的是,在一天结束的时候,为他们提供一个连贯的形式,在重大事件上,给他们他们应得的背景。

Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.

有时候,你需要数年的时间才能真正理解你的生活到底发生了什么。

While the great bells are ringing no one hears the little ones.

当大钟敲响的时候,没有人听到小钟的声音。

The great mystery of our consciousness is beyond our grasp.

我们意识的巨大奥秘是我们无法理解的。

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.

政治家的首要条件是要有头脑。

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

政治家不能当道德家。

A jealous ear hears all things.

嫉妒的耳朵能听到一切。