There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.

  • -- Joseph Joubert 朱伯特

曾经有一段时间,世界对书籍采取行动;现在书对世界起作用。

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There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories - Ghost Stories, or more shame for us - round the Christmas fire; and we have never stirred, except to draw a little nearer to it.

也许总是有烤栗子和其他舒服的好东西的味道,因为我们围着圣诞节的炉火讲冬天的故事——鬼故事,或者更让我们感到羞耻的故事;我们从来没有动过,只是想再靠近一点。

My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day.

我的朋友们,历史,历史召唤我们来到此时此地。摆在我们面前的是一个庄严的选择——我们将何去何从?我们的行动是否缓慢而渐进?还是我们要抓住时代的挑战,解决我们今天的重大问题?