毛泽东, 拿破仑, 东西两代巨人, 雄才大略, 各领风骚。
霸气, 自信, 他们从来不缺.
请看他们下面的两段话!
多么相似!
江山如此多娇，
引无数英雄竞折腰。
惜秦皇汉武，
略输文采；
唐宗宋祖，
稍逊风骚。
一代天骄，
成吉思汗，
只识弯弓射大雕。
俱往矣，
数风流人物，
还看今朝。
--- 毛泽东 (1893–1976)
My enemies are many. My equals are none.
In the shade of olive trees they said Italy could never be conquered.
In the land of pharos and kings they said Egypt could never be humbled.
In the realm of forests and snow, they said Russia could never be tamed.
Now they say nothing!
They fear me, like a force of nature, a dealer in thunder and death.
I say, I am Napoleon!
I am emperor!
Burn it!
--- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821)
吾树敌无数，惜棋无对手。
在橄榄树荫下, 他们曾说意大利绝不会被征服。
在法老和国王的土地上, 他们曾说埃及永不会低头。
在冰雪与森林的国度里, 他们曾说俄罗斯决不会给驯服。
现在他们都闭嘴了!
他们畏惧我，似乎我能呼风唤雨, 主宰生死。
听着, 我是拿破仑!
吾乃朕也!
烧!--- 拿破仑 (1769–1821)
But Confidence and arrogance are often separated only by a thin line.
自信是他们成功的动力, 自傲是他们失败的根源 (more so for Napoleon).
最近有一本新书, 叫 "美国为什么失败
了" (Why America Failed, By Morris Berman).
书里有一句发人深省的话
The very tools (hustling, materialism, and the pursuit of personal gain
without regard for its effects on others) that enabled the country's expansion
have become the instruments of its demise.
缔造美国霸业的工具已经变成了它灭亡的械器 --- 吹牛, 厚脸皮, 虚伪, 贪婪, 自私, 与对物质享受的无限追求.
The key to one's success is sometimes one's undoing.
成也萧何败也萧何!
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