Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; but urge me not to use moderation.

  • -- William Lloyd Garrison 加里森

告诉一个房子着火的人,适度地发出警报;告诉他适度地把他的妻子从掠夺者手中救出来;告诉母亲要慢慢地把她的孩子从它掉进去的火里救出来;但请敦促我不要使用节制。

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When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.

当历史发生重大变化时,当涉及重大原则时,大多数人通常是错误的。少数人是对的。

It is well known that the most radical revolutionary will become a conservative on the day after the revolution.

众所周知,最激进的革命者在革命后的第一天就会变成保守派。

Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

适度的精确和整洁是一种美德,但是过分的精确和整洁会使人心胸狭窄。

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

人从生命中起来,好像从宴乐中起来,不渴也不醉。