There have been in this century only one great man and one great thing: Napoleon and liberty. For want of the great man, let us have the great thing.

  • -- Victor Hugo 维克多雨果

在这个世纪里只有一个伟人和一件伟大的事情:拿破仑和自由。因为没有伟人,就求他的大。

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Quite likely the twentieth century is destined to see the natural forces which will enable us to fly from continent to continent with a speed far exceeding that of a bird.

很有可能,二十世纪注定会看到使我们能够以远远超过鸟的速度从一个大陆飞到另一个大陆的自然力量。

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.

这是一个伟人的标志,他把一切平凡的算计都付诸行动。他既崇高又感人,既孩子气又有巨人的血统。

I used to have a great love for Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, the big boys of the last century.

我曾经非常喜欢陀思妥耶夫斯基和托尔斯泰,他们是上个世纪的大人物。

A great artist is a great man in a great child.

伟大的艺术家寓于伟大的孩子之中。