A man may talk smoothly over a cigar in my club smoking-room from now to the Day of Judgment, without adding anything to mankind’s treasury of illustrious and encouraging examples.

一个人可以在俱乐部吸烟室里抽着雪茄，滔滔不绝地谈到末日审判，却依然没有为人类那些光辉而鼓舞人心的榜样增添分毫。