The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is to be effected by stratagem.

  • -- Washington Irving 华盛顿欧文

战争的自然原则是:以最小的伤害自己,最大的伤害敌人;这当然要靠策略来实现。

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When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.

当一个人看到他想要的东西时,他必须思考这样一个事实:随着时间的推移,它可能涉及到可憎的东西。当他看到有益的事情时,他应该意识到迟早它也会带来危害。

When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

当你说你原则上同意一件事的时候,你的意思是你根本没有打算把它付诸实践。

I will go to war should there ever be a cause I think worth dying for and not before.

如果有一个我认为值得为之牺牲而不是为之牺牲的事业,我将奔赴战场。

Destruction was effected after visitation, for visitation always precedes.

毁灭发生在探访之后,因为探访总是先于探访。

The principles of comedy are the principles of comedy. I can hear funny.

喜剧的原则就是喜剧的原则。我能听到有趣的声音。

There are no warlike people, just warlike leaders.

没有好战的人,只有好战的领袖。