The invention of the cotton gin was a mere accident; I was then young and very poor, and it was a great object with me to realize something from it.
轧棉机的发明纯属偶然；那时我还很年轻，非常贫穷，对我来说从中实现一些价值是一个重要的目标。
当时若不是去登高望远，后来怎知东海的浩瀚。
真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。
无论你是谁，无论你做过什么，无论你来自哪里，你总能改变，成为更好的自己。