These he has set beyond the reach of any fate that only menaces himself; and it makes small difference whether he die five thousand years, or five thousand and fifty years, before the good epoch for which he faithfully labours.

他将这些希望安放在只威胁自身的命运触及不到的地方；至于自己是在那一心为之努力的美好时代到来前五千年，还是五千零五十年死去，差别已微乎其微。