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Subject: Эпиграфы Цитаты, то, чего не смог найти сам:Если мы знаем, где находимся и куда идем, то можем более обоснованно судить о том, что нам делать и как делать Удостовертесь, что поставили ногу в правильное место, а затем твердо становитесь обеими ногами. Лучше встреча в верхах, чем на краю пропасти. Если вас спросят, способны ли вы выполнить какую-то работу, отвечайте: «Конечно, я способен!» |
| If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it. |
| Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. |
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thank you so much I'm still agonizing over the last two |
| а в brainyquotes.com не искали? |
| their site is down |
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сорри, дала неправильный адрес. Вот правильный: http://www.brainyquote.com/ |
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this is what I googled up: [It is] better to meet at the summit than at the brink. yet I don't have a clue as to the last one |
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К этому моменту я уже сомневаюсь, не поддельная ли цитата. Моя попытка обратного перевода: If somebody asks you whether you are good enough to do something, say, yes I am. And after that you roll up your sleeves and learn how to do it. Any suggestions? |
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Looks contradictory to what Newt Gingrich said about D.E.: Dwight Eisenhower used to have a rule that you should always take your job seriously but not yourself. -:) BTW, you can do the same way N.G. did or use 'that' + your interpretation. Just in case, here are some of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Quotations: |
| phoney quote, eh? |
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Who knows? Might be. Couple of years ago two forums took pains to find the original for Churchill's quote translated into German http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=4&MessNum=139232&l1=1&l2=2 |
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