Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.

  • -- Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利

人不是环境的创造物,环境是人的创造物。我们是自由的个体,人比物质更强大。

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A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion.

书是一种脆弱的生物,它经受着时间的磨损,它害怕啮齿动物、大自然和笨拙的双手。因此,图书馆员不仅要保护图书不受人类的侵害,还要保护图书不受自然的侵害,并把自己的生命奉献给这场与遗忘力量的战争。

Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II.

环境使我们这样做。在评判别人的行为之前,我们应该永远记住这一点。我从第二次世界大战开始就意识到了这一点。

I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it.

我找了个经纪人。他说,你想做什么,我说,我想获得奥斯卡提名。那是你的工作,那是我付钱给你的。我明白了。

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.

当他们最渴望的自由是摆脱责任的自由时,雅典就停止了自由,再也没有自由了。

It's very nice having my mum as my agent. You know that she's always doing what's best for you.

有我妈妈做我的经纪人真是太好了。你知道她总是做对你最好的事。

If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth.

如果我们在这里失去自由,就没有地方可逃。这是地球上的最后一站。

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

环境是弱者的主宰;他们不过是聪明人的工具。

A well-read woman is a dangerous creature.

博览群书的女人是危险的动物。