In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.

  • -- Edward Hopper 爱德华·霍珀

总的来说,一个民族的艺术最伟大的时候,就是它最能反映其人民的性格。

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This nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principle - among others - that honest men may honestly disagree; that if they all say what they think, a majority of the people will be able to distinguish truth from error.

这个国家孕育于自由之中,奉行的原则包括:诚实的人可以诚实地提出异议;如果他们都能说出自己的想法,大多数人就能分清是非。

The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

从长远来看,一个国家历史的进步要归功于其普通男女的健全心灵。

The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

最伟大的学者通常不是最聪明的人。

Women's virtue is man's greatest invention.

女人的美德是男人最伟大的发明。