The same contingencies of time and space that force a statesman or soldier to make decisions, impel the historian, though with less urgency, to make up his mind.

  • -- Samuel Eliot Morison 塞缪尔·艾略特·莫里森

同样的时间和空间的偶发事件迫使政治家或士兵作出决定,促使历史学家作出决定,尽管不那么紧迫。

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Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts humankinds focus on conquering our true enemies, the formidable foes: ignorance and limitation.

我们所能想象的空间是无限的,而扩展这一视角正是调整人类专注于征服我们真正的敌人,强大的敌人:无知和局限。

Because I've lived in one room my entire life, working at the same table that you use to pay bills at and eat at. It's going to be nice to have actual space.

因为我一生都住在一个房间里,在你用来付账单和吃饭的那张桌子上工作。有实际的空间会很好。

The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds.

有情感的人忙于谈论自己的感受,无暇去做善事。

I would never say never to marrying again but for the time being I'm having a great time.

我永远不会说再也不结婚了,但目前我过得很开心。

Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.

武力和欺诈是战争中的两大基本美德。

Trying to force creativity is never good.

强迫创新从来都不是好事。