The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

烈士不能受辱。每一鞭都是名誉的舌头;每座监狱都有一个更辉煌的住所。

相关名言

Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that's the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It's its means of appreciating what's in front of it.

为什么蜥蜴把舌头伸出来?蜥蜴伸出舌头,因为这是它倾听、观察和品尝周围环境的方式。它是一种欣赏眼前事物的方式。

Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.

每当我有时间在海边,或在山上,或有时在一个安静的森林,我想这就是为什么必须保护环境。

Men's fame is like their hair, which grows after they are dead, and with just as little use to them.

男人的名声就像他们的头发,死后长出来,对他们也没什么用处。

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

每个实际的国家都是腐败的。好人不能太遵守法律。

A long memory and a long tongue are regular ole cronies.

长记性和长舌头是老交情。

I'm not interested in fame at all.

我对名声一点也不感兴趣。