Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance.

  • -- Ella Maillart 梅拉特

每次我离开家很长一段时间,我觉得我好像要征服世界。求你将我长子的名分,就是我的产业,夺过来。

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Why should citizenship be a matter of birth? The premise held by those who want to end birthright citizenship is that some people deserve it and some do not - that the status shouldn't be handed out automatically. Frankly, that's a premise worth considering.

为什么公民身份应该是一个出生问题?那些想要终止出生公民权的人所持的前提是,有些人应该享有,有些人不应该——这种身份不应该自动被授予。坦白地说,这是一个值得考虑的前提。

Just because I never went to university doesn't mean you can't read, although I do feel a bit uneducated from time to time.

我没上过大学并不意味着你不识字,尽管我有时确实觉得自己没受过什么教育。

When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.

当我们相信自己拥有唯一的真理时,我们很可能对日常生活中常见的真理漠不关心。

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

财富的满足不在于拥有或挥霍,而在于明智地运用。

God is never in a hurry, but he is always on time.

上帝从不匆忙,但他总是准时的。