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。
Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice.
The more you dwell in the past, the less you prepare for the future.