And let men beware, how they neglect and suffer matter of trouble to be prepared; for no man can forbid the spark, nor tell whence it may come.
人们应警惕,莫因疏忽而任由祸患的条件积聚;因为无人能禁止火星出现,也无人知道它会从何处而来。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Empire —
And let men beware, how they neglect and suffer matter of trouble to be prepared; for no man can forbid the spark, nor tell whence it may come.
人们应警惕,莫因疏忽而任由祸患的条件积聚;因为无人能禁止火星出现,也无人知道它会从何处而来。