Those who have wrought great changes in the world never succeeded by gaining over chiefs; but always by exciting the multitude. The first is the resource of intrigue and produces only secondary results, the second is the resort of genius and transforms the universe.

  • -- Martin Van Buren 马丁·范布伦

那些给世界带来巨大变化的人从来没有通过征服酋长而获得成功;但总是通过刺激大众。第一个是阴谋的来源,只产生次要的结果,第二个是天才的手段和改造宇宙。

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Throw roses into the abyss and say: 'here is my thanks to the monster who didn't succeed in swallowing me alive.'

把玫瑰扔进深渊说:“这是我对那个没能把我活活吞下去的怪物的感谢。”

Man has succeeded in overcoming tremendous spaces, but not the distance between one man and another.

人类已经成功地克服了巨大的空间,但却无法克服人与人之间的距离。