In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

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

在每个社会里,有些人生来就是要统治的,有些人生来就是要忠告的。

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The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was caught for some reason, I should move.

游戏的规则是永远不要假设任何人,无论多么光荣,都能在酷刑下站起来。如果知道我在哪里的X先生因为某种原因被抓住了,我就会搬家。

Few men during their lifetime comes anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.

在他们的一生中,几乎没有人会用尽他们所拥有的一切资源。有深不可测的力量之井,却从未被使用过。

I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where I was born a slave.

作为一个自由人,我可以隔着海湾眺望我出生的东海岸。

Mathematical discoveries, small or great are never born of spontaneous generation.

数学上的发现,无论大小,都不是自发产生的。

Continuity does not rule out fresh approaches to fresh situations.

连续性并不排除对新情况采取新方法的可能性。

I think, on the whole, men are much more shallow than women.

我认为,总的来说,男人比女人肤浅得多。