To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

  • -- Horace 贺拉斯

有一个伟人做朋友,对那些从未尝试过的人来说似乎是一件愉快的事;那些有过恐惧的人。

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I love my man as my fellow; but his scepter, real, or usurped, extends not to me, unless the reason of an individual demands my homage; and even then the submission is to reason, and not to man.

我爱我的男人如同爱我的同胞;但是他的权杖,不管是真的还是被篡夺的,都不会伸向我,除非出于个人的原因需要我的尊敬;就是这样,也是顺服理性,不是顺服人。

Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain.

做家务轻而易举。烹饪是一种令人愉快的消遣。搭挡土墙是件有趣的事。但是教学就像爬山。

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand.

一个人应该有足够的文化修养,能够以怀疑的眼光看待文化,而不是二手的。

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have the daily miracle. It does come.

我们这些写作或绘画的人所做的一件令人愉快的事情就是每天都有奇迹发生。它确实来了。

Every person is different and has a different contribution to make. No one is destined to fail.

每个人都是不同的,有不同的贡献。没有人注定会失败。

The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.

一个人的力量有多大,就看他能不能降服。