And the fact is, fame may be a forethought and an afterthought, but it is too abstract an idea to move people greatly in moments of swift and momentous decision.
事实上,名声可以是事前的考虑,也可以是事后的念头;但在必须迅速作出重大决断的时刻,它太过抽象,难以强烈地驱动人。
— Robert Louis Stevenson · Virginibus Puerisque, and Other Papers · The English Admirals —