The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.

-- Edward Gibbon 爱德华·吉本

一个作家的文体应该是他心灵的形象，而语言的选择和运用则是练习的结果。

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Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

不要等待;时间永远不会“恰到好处”。从你现在所处的位置开始，使用你所掌握的任何工具，你会发现更好的工具。

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One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland - and no other.

一个人不能居住在一个国家里;一个人居住在一种语言中。那是我们的国家，我们的祖国，而不是别的。

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If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.

如果你指挥有方，别人就会愉快地服从你。

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French was my first language.

法语是我的第一语言。

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