中世纪名言录

中世纪名言录

Fortune favours the audacious. ~ Erasmus

金钱能燃烧人们的勇气~ 伊拉斯漠，中世纪尼德兰著名人文主义思想家和神学家，曾拒受枢机主教职位

Put an end to so great an evil and arrive at a peace settlement whatever the outcome, and whatever the conditions. ~ William of Tyre

尽管前途漫长，处境艰辛，但我们更要竭力结束这无尽邪恶，让和平降临家园~ 威廉退尔，瑞士国父和民族英雄，曾率领人民反抗哈布斯堡王朝暴政

There is now no hope of escaping. If you fight you will conquer, but if you flee you will fall. ~ Fulcher of Chartres

逃生既已无望，与其四散溃逃任人宰杀，何不奋勇死战，以成不世霸业~ 富切沙特尔，著名十字军编年史学者，着有[耶路撒冷远征记]

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention. ~ Thomas Aquinas

正义战争需要三个要素：君主统军权威，正义理由，以及正直动机~ 托马斯阿奎那，意大利神学家和哲学家，中世纪经院哲学代表人物

He who defends everything defends nothing. ~ Fredrick II, Holy Roman Emperor

诸事皆殚精竭虑者，终将一无所成~ 腓特烈二世，神圣罗马帝国皇帝，曾率领第六次十字军远征

An emperor is subject to no one but God and justice. ~ Fredrick I, Barbarossa

天赋君权，以使为善~ 腓特烈一世，霍亨斯陶芬王朝德意志国王和神圣罗马帝国皇帝，号为"红胡子"

Having done everything practical to make ready for so long a voyage, we prepared our souls to meet death, which is always on a sailor's horizon. ~ Luis Camoes, The Lusiads, canto 4:86

万事齐备，只待远航。至于波浪险恶，众人皆心有准备~ 路易卡曼希，葡萄牙最伟大诗人，[卢西亚歌第四篇第八十六节]

I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. ~ King Charles V King of France

我以西班牙语与上帝沟通，以意大利语向女人调情，用法语同绅士寒暄，而用德语调教马匹~ 查理五世，法国瓦卢瓦王朝第三任国王，号为"睿智者"，曾逆转百年战争战局，使法国得以复兴

When you see contention amongst your enemies, go and sit at ease with your friends; but when you see them of one mind, string your bow, and place stones upon the ramparts. ~ Moslih Eddin Saadi

敌若勾心斗角，吾不妨静观待变。敌若万众一心，吾则须厉兵秣马，整军经武~ 穆斯林艾丁萨阿迪，伊斯兰诗人，以波斯语写作，著作颇丰

Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend. ~ Moslih Eddin Saadi

不要对可能化而为友的敌人赶尽杀绝~ 穆斯林艾丁萨阿迪，伊斯兰诗人，以波斯语写作，著作颇丰

Luck is the residue of design. ~ John Milton

良好机遇乃思虑审慎之产物~ 约翰弥尔顿，英国学者，克伦威尔派政治家，着有[失乐园]，[复乐园] 和[参孙]

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. ~ Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

敌众我寡，虽败犹荣~ 蒙田，文艺复兴时期法国作家，以[随笔] 三卷留名后世

He who knows not how to dissimulate, can not reign. ~ Louis XI, King of France

不善掩饰者不可为政~ 路易六世，法国卡佩王朝国王，致力于削弱诸侯扩大王权

Nothing good ever comes of violence. ~ Martin Luther

暴力无法培育出任何善果~ 马丁路德，十六世纪德国宗教改革运动发起者，新教路德宗奠基人

Many of the common people in the armies were desolate, fearing future poverty; and so they sold their bows and the cowards returned to their own homes. ~ Fulcher of Chartres

Give me another horse: bind up my wounds. ~ Shakespeare, King Richard III, v, 3

再给我一匹马，扎起我的伤口~ 威廉莎士比亚，[利查三世第五幕第三场]

Undertake this journey for the remission of your sins, with the assurance of the imperishable glory of the Kingdom of Heaven! ~ Urban II, Pope

英勇战死者的罪愆将在那一瞬间获得赦免，更得到天国永不朽灭的荣光~ 教皇乌尔班二世，其震撼基督世界之演讲，奏响长达二百余年之十字军战争序章

Come on soldiers! Guardians and agents of the supreme law! Here is a sacrifice of dogs ready for your swords! ~ Il-Ghazi

勇士们，冲锋！捍卫神圣秩序，让敌人如野狗般在你们剑下呻吟~ 伊尔加兹，土耳其奥托基德王朝苏丹，曾于巴拉特（血腥之地）大败安条克公国

To whom God will, there be the victory. ~ Shakespeare, King Henry the Sixth, Part:III, ii, 5

上帝要谁胜利，谁就胜利吧！~ 威廉莎士比亚，[亨利六世第三卷第二幕第五场]

Men should either be treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injures - for heavy ones they cannot. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

或待民以宽厚，或致民于死地。民固因小怨而怀忌，临大仇则惴惴~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，

意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

It is more honourable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other. ~ Petrarch

苦战称帝者，远胜生而为王之辈。后者乃生而如此，前者则须雄才大略~ 彼特拉克，意大利桂冠诗人和学者，被称为"人文主义之父"

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, see that ye be not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. ~ Matthew, ch. XXIV, V.6

你们也要听见打仗和打仗的风声，总不要惊慌。因为这些事是必须有的。只是末期还没有到。~ [新约全书马太福音廿四章六节]

A man can die but once. ~ Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part:II. iii, 2

一个人只死一回，我们都欠上帝一死~ 威廉莎士比亚，[亨利四世第二卷第三幕第二场]

So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises, he should know how to follow evil. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

国王须遵循良善之道，但必要时刻，亦须通晓诡诈权谋~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

Here I and sorrows sit; Here is my throne, bid kings come bow to it. ~ Shakespeare, King John, iii, 1

我和我的悲哀就坐在这里，这就是我的宝座，让国王们前来鞠躬致敬吧~ 威廉莎士比亚，[约翰王第三幕第一场]

Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

手无寸铁带来诸般恶果，其中之一则为遭受百般轻侮~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

御众之法弗得，效死之士何求？~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

战者，欺敌也。静若处子，动则雷鸣~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

And many strokes, though with a little axe, hew down and fell the hardest-timbered oak. ~ Shakespeare, King Henry VI, Part:III, ii, 1

小斧头，连连地砍，也能砍倒一颗木质最坚的大橡树~ 威廉莎士比亚，[亨利六世第三卷第二幕第一场]

I am the King of Rome, and above grammar. ~ Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

吾乃罗马之帝，众王之王~ 西吉斯蒙德，神圣罗马帝国皇帝，曾召集康斯坦茨宗教会议

Alas! How many noble and valiant knights we lost. ~ Fulcher of Chartres

诸贵族及骑士皆血战阵亡~ 富切沙特尔，著名十字军编年史学者，着有[耶路撒冷远征记]

Many of the common people in the armies were desolate, fearing future poverty; and so they sold their bows and the cowards returned to their own homes. ~ Fulcher of Chartres

军中诸卒乃心有戚戚，常忧异日之生计，遂售剑求资，阴遁返乡~ 富切沙特尔，著名十字军编年史学者，着有[耶路撒冷远征记]

The Frankish duke wept bitterly to see his soldiers massacred. ~ Matthew of Edessa

目睹军队惨遭屠杀，法兰克公爵椎心泣血，涕泗横流~ 伊德撒的马修，亚美尼亚历史学家，其著作为研究该地区历史权威资料

He withdrew, himself wounded, and was compelled to return home inglorious, weeping - he who had once vainly hoped for the glory of a triumph. ~ William of Apulia

他只得撤军，带着遍体鳞伤返回家乡哀哀哭泣，为荣耀与凯旋之梦的破灭而潸然泪下~ 阿普利亚的威廉，著名诺曼编年史学者，着有史诗[罗伯特吉斯卡传奇]

If some among them are innocent, it is expedient that they should be assayed like gold in the furnace and purged by proper judicial examination. ~ Royal letter opening the enquiry into the Templar Knights

若彼等果为无辜之辈，何妨若烈焰融金，令其受审以示清白~ 法王腓力四世密函，严令各地官员周五同时开拆，大肆迫害圣殿骑士团，为后世"黑色周五"之来源

Strike up the drum and march courageously. ~ Christopher Marlowe

鼓如雷鸣，士若风发~ 克里斯托弗马洛，莎士比亚前英国最伟大剧作家，文艺复兴时代剧坛中坚

The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

成就霸业者，必不拘小节~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears. ~ Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, The Knights Tale

草木万物，莫不有灵~ 杰弗里乔叟，英国中世纪著名作家，着有[坎特伯雷故事集]

For what can war, but endless war, still breed? ~ John Milton

无论何物皆可战，无尽之战不得蕃~ 约翰弥尔顿，英国学者，克伦威尔派政治家，着有[失乐园]，[复乐园] 和[参孙]

A safe stronghold our God is still. A trusty shield and weapon. ~ Martin Luther

天主乃至为坚强之壁垒，是我们最信赖的盾牌和武器~ 马丁路德，十六世纪德国宗教改革运动发起者，新教路德宗奠基人

Disasters teach us humility. ~ Saint Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury

灾难教会我们谦卑~ 圣安塞姆，坎特伯雷大主教和经院哲学奠基人，以本体论研究闻名于世

Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. ~ Christopher Columbus

金色阳光照耀下，我们离开了旧大陆~ 克里斯托弗哥伦布，意大利航海家曾四次横渡大西洋，并发现美洲新大陆

We who are the rest of the people raised our heart and eyes to heaven crying for God to have compassion upon us, and to turn away from us the power of the French. ~ Thomas Elthem, Henry V's Chaplain at Agincourt

幸存之众抬眼望天，自灵魂深处向上帝绝望哀号，祈求天主令其从法兰西淫威下解脱~ 托马斯艾尔森，阿金库战役中亨利五世随军牧师

Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

战可因汝所需而来，却非因汝满足而止~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

Having done everything practical to make ready for so long a voyage, we prepared our souls to meet death, which is always on a sailor's horizon. ~ Luis Camoes, The Lusiads, canto 4:86

万事齐备，只待远航。至于波浪险恶，众人皆心有准备~ 路易卡曼希，葡萄牙最伟大诗人，[卢西亚歌第四篇第八十六节]

No one conquers who doesn't fight. ~ Gabriel Biel

惟其不争，是以不胜~ 加百列比尔，为马丁路德之师，著名哲学家与神学家

Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

军中首重号令严明，绝非徒逞蛮勇~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

So many great nobles, things, administrations, so many high chieftains, so many brave nations, so

many proud princes, and power so splendid; In a moment, a twinkling, all utterly ended. ~ Jacobus de Benedictus

如许亲王显贵与?赫权势，如许强悍军队和辉煌帝国。转瞬之间，俱已灰飞烟灭~ 雅可布德本尼迪克特，意大利著名诗人和苦修士，晚年因反对教皇布尼法斯八世而遭除籍下狱

Nothing good ever comes of violence. ~ Martin Luther

暴力无法培育出任何善果~ 马丁路德，十六世纪德国宗教改革运动发起者，新教路德宗奠基人

Since love and fear can hardly coexist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

爱戴和憎恨固不可共存，若必择其一，后者则更为适宜~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

He doth nothing but talk of his horse. ~ Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, i, 2

他不谈别的，只是谈马~ 威廉莎士比亚，[威尼斯商人第一幕第二

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it. ~ Erasmus

对未谙兵事之人而言，战争无疑殊为浪漫~ 伊拉斯漠，中世纪尼德兰著名人文主义思想家和神学家，曾拒受枢机主教职位

For what can war, but endless war, still breed? ~ John Milton

无论何物皆可战，无尽之战不得蕃~ 约翰弥尔顿，英国学者，克伦威尔派政治家，着有[失乐园]，[复乐园] 和[参孙]

If you do not leave this pasturage, Saladin will come and attack you here. And if you retreat from this attack the shame and reproach will be very great. ~ Gerard of Ridefort, letter written to King Guy

君上若坚守此地，无非面对萨拉丁。若引军遁逸，则须直面举世嚣嚣。唯君上三思。~ 圣殿骑士团团长杰拉德德雷德福致耶路撒冷国王居伊的信

To carry on war, three things are necessary: money, money, and yet more money. ~ Gian Jacopo Trivulzio

发动战争的重要前提，乃是金钱，金钱，更多的金钱~ 吉安贾科莫特里武尔奇奥，意大利战争中米兰雇佣军领袖，后投奔法军反攻米兰

We are ready to try our fortunes To the last man. ~ Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part:II, iv, 2

我们准备试试我们的运气，战至最后一人~ 威廉莎士比亚，[亨利四世第二卷第四幕第二场]

Take up the weapons of the glorious army for the salvation of many thousands. ~ Adela, wife of Stephen of Blois

挥动雪亮锋刃，在辉煌战旗下，与上万敌军浴血厮杀~ 阿黛拉，布卢瓦伯爵斯蒂芬之妻，征服者威廉第四女

The souls of emperors and cobblers are cast in the same mould. . . . The same reason that makes us wrangle with a neighbour causes a war betwixt princes. ~ Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

国王与鞋匠之灵魂并无大异，邻里龃龉原因亦常常正是国家宣战理由~ 蒙田，文艺复兴时期法国作家，以[随笔] 三卷留名后

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more! ~ Shakespeare, King Henry V, iii, 1

再向那缺口进冲一次，好朋友们，再冲一次~ 威廉莎士比亚，[亨利五世第三幕第一场]

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention. ~ Thomas Aquinas

正义战争需要三个要素：君主统军权威，正义理由，以及正直动机~ 托马斯阿奎那，意大利神学家和哲学家，中世纪经院哲学代表人物

Whoever devotedly undertakes and performs this most holy journey...shall have the enjoyment of eternal reward from the repayer of all men. ~ Pope Eugenius III

全心奉献辉煌圣战的勇士们，必将得到基督子民的永恒赞颂~ 教皇尤金三世，第二次十字军东征发起者

Every man should arm himself as quickly as he could, and come to the King. ~ Charles Oman

众皆即刻披挂齐整，往诣国王~ 查尔斯奥曼爵士，著名军事史学家，着有[中世纪战争艺术]

I have loved justice and hated inequity; and therefore I die in exile. ~ Pope Gregory VII, Tuscan Pope

举公正以蔽偏私兮，悲余流放而终老~ 教皇格里高利七世，曾围绕主教叙任权与德皇亨利四世激烈争斗

Surrender before you all die by the sword, for I do not wish you to perish. ~ Imad ad-Din Zanghi 全军覆没之前，投降吧，吾不忍视汝等被屠戮殆尽~ 伊玛丁，萨拉丁秘书，着有[萨拉丁统治史]

All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. ~ Shakespeare, As You Like It, ii, 7

世间为舞台，冠笄皆伶人~ 威廉莎士比亚，[如愿第二幕第七场]

Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ. ~ Bernard of Clairvaux

善待自己武器，以基督名义奋战~ 克莱尔沃的圣伯纳德，修道院制度著名人物，曾制定圣殿骑士团誓言[圣殿守则]

There is now no hope of escaping. If you fight you will conquer, but if you flee you will fall. ~ Fulcher of Chartres

逃生既已无望，与其四散溃逃任人宰杀，何不奋勇死战，以成不世霸业~ 富切沙特尔，著名十字军编年史学者，着有[耶路撒冷远征记]

It is better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep ~ Italian proverb

如狮子般称雄一日，胜过若绵羊般苟活百年~ 意大利格言

Every man should arm himself as quickly as he could, and come to the King. ~ Charles Oman

众皆即刻披挂齐整，往诣国王~ 查尔斯奥曼爵士，著名军事史学家，着有[中世纪战争艺术]

To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli

军队欲取得胜利，士兵必须对自己和统帅都有足够信任~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

Tis so much to be a king, that he only is so by being so. ~ Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

国王之所以为国王，不过因为他貌似威严~ 蒙田，文艺复兴时期法国作家，以[随笔] 三卷留名后世

The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war. ~ Erasmus

最勉强之和平亦胜过最正义之战争~ 伊拉斯漠，中世纪尼德兰著名人文主义思想家和神学家，曾拒受枢机主教职位

Let anyone who has zeal for God come with me! Let us fight for our brothers! Let Heaven's will be done! ~ Conrad III, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire

所有笃信天主的勇士们，随我冲锋！让我们为家人而战，为天堂而战！~ 康拉德三世，神圣罗马帝国，霍亨斯陶芬王朝首任皇帝

Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli

战可因汝所需而来，却非因汝满足而止~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers. ~ Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, i, 1

战胜者带着全班人马回来，可以说是双倍的胜利~ 威廉莎士比亚，[无事自扰第一幕第一场]

When you see contention amongst your enemies, go and sit at ease with your friends; but when you see them of one mind, string your bow, and place stones upon the ramparts. ~ Moslih Eddin Saadi

敌若勾心斗角，吾不妨静观待变。敌若万众一心，吾则须厉兵秣马，整军经武~ 穆斯林艾

丁萨阿迪，伊斯兰诗人，以波斯语写作，著作颇丰

The prince must be a fox... to recognize the traps and a lion to frighten the wolves. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli

一个统治者必须是一只狐狸，去发现陷阱。也必须是一只狮子，去战胜群狼~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

He who defends everything defends nothing. ~ Fredrick II, Holy Roman Emperor

诸事皆殚精竭虑者，终将一无所成~ 腓特烈二世，神圣罗马帝国皇帝，曾率领第六次十字军远征

Let those who once fought against brothers and relatives now rightfully fight against barbarians. ~ Pope Urban II

让那些过去与亲朋兄弟争斗不休的人，现在理直气壮地同那些亵渎圣地的异端战斗吧！~ 教皇乌尔班二世，其震撼基督世界之演讲，奏响长达二百余年之十字军战争序章

We are ready to try our fortunes To the last man. ~ Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part:II, iv, 2

我们准备试试我们的运气，战至最后一人~ 威廉莎士比亚，[亨利四世第二卷第四幕第二场]

Will no one revenge me of the injuries I have sustained from one turbulent priest? ~ Henry II, King of England

彼终日聒噪之教士，固伤吾之甚矣~ 亨利二世，英格兰安茹王朝首任国王，号为"伟大立法者"，英国宪政奠基人

I'll fight, till from my bones my flesh be hacked. ~ Shakespeare, Macbeth, v, 3

我要打到我的肉从我的骨头上劈下来为止~ 威廉莎士比亚，[麦克白第五幕第三场]

I will kill thee a hundred and fifty ways. ~ Shakespeare, As You Like It, v, 1

我要杀你，我铲除你，把你的生命变成死~ 威廉莎士比亚，[如愿第五幕第一场]

The better part of valour is discretion. ~ Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part:I, v, 4

临机应变是勇敢的最好的一部分~ 威廉莎士比亚，[亨利四世第一卷第五幕第四场

It is easy to be brave behind a castle wall. ~ Welsh proverb

坚墙之后逞勇易~ 威尔士格言

There's daggers in men's smiles. ~ Shakespeare, Macbeth, II, 3

人们的笑里藏着刀~ 威廉莎士比亚，[麦克白第二幕第三场]

Go, bid the soldiers shoot. ~ Shakespeare, Hamlet, iv, 2

开步走，令军士放枪~ 威廉莎士比亚，[哈姆雷特第五幕第二场]

What does not destroy me, makes me strong. ~ John Milton

或使吾等灭亡，或令吾等昂扬~ 约翰弥尔顿，英国学者，克伦威尔派政治家，着有[失乐园]，[复乐园] 和[参孙]

Whoever devotedly undertakes and performs this most holy journey...shall have the enjoyment of eternal reward from the repayer of all men. ~ Pope Eugenius III

全心奉献辉煌圣战的勇士们，必将得到基督子民的永恒赞颂~ 教皇尤金三世，第二次十字军东征发起者

Strike up the drum and march courageously. ~ Christopher Marlowe

鼓如雷鸣，士若风发~ 克里斯托弗马洛，莎士比亚前英国最伟大剧作家，文艺复兴时代剧坛中坚

It is better to be on hand with ten men than absent with ten thousand. ~ Tamerlane

十个同生共死的勇士并肩奋战，直可笑傲心怀异志的上万大军~ 帖木儿，中亚伟大帝王，帖木儿汗国创立者

Do you know, my son, with what little understanding the world is ruled? ~ Pope Julius III

要知道，孩子，我们对主宰这个世界的神秘法则几乎一无所知~ 教皇儒略三世，在任时限制枢机主教圣禄，并严厉整顿修道院纪

It is not titles that honour men, but men that honour titles. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli

非名衔耀俗士也，固勇者荣名衔耳~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

Kill them all, God will recognise his own. ~ Arnaud Amaury, Abbot of Citeaux

凡天主目视尚可行动者，皆杀！~ 阿诺德阿莫里，熙笃会院长，曾创建[骑士联盟] 。当其令十字军屠戮贝泽城做如是说

One should never risk one's whole fortune unless supported by one's entire forces. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli

若不能调集所有力量，则无法孤注一掷~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. ~ Psalm, CXLIV

耶和华我的盘石，是应当称颂的。他教导我的手争战，教导我的指头打仗~ [旧约全书诗篇一四四篇]

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli

御众之法弗得，效死之士何求？~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. ~ Bernard of Clairvaux

天主激励所有王族勇气勃发，在基督名义下将敌人连根铲除~ 克莱尔沃的圣伯纳德，修道院制度著名人物，曾制定圣殿骑士团誓言[圣殿守则]

Let the world tremble as it senses all you are about to accomplish. ~ Luis Cam?es, The Lusíads, canto 1:15

你们的所作所为必将惊天动地~ 路易卡曼希，葡萄牙最伟大诗人，[卢西亚歌第一篇第十五节]

It is better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep ~ Italian proverb

如狮子般称雄一日，胜过若绵羊般苟活百年~ 意大利格言

Set out on pilgrimage and triumph gloriously over the infidels in the East. ~ Orderic Vitalis

发起朝圣运动，去夺取对东方异教徒的伟大胜利~ 奥尔德里克维塔尔，诺曼底修士和历史学家，着有[基督教史]

Come the three corners of the world in arms, and we shall shock them. ~ Shakespeare, King John, iv, 7

全世界尽管三面来攻，我们会给他们一个迎头痛击~ 威廉莎士比亚，[约翰王第五幕第七场]

Better to reign in hell than serve in heav'n. ~ John Milton

王地狱善于侍天堂~ 约翰弥尔顿，英国学者，克伦威尔派政治家，着有[失乐园]，[复乐园] 和[参孙]

Good order makes men bold, and confusion, cowards. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli

将有序则兵勇，令无章乃军荏~ 尼科洛马基雅维里，意大利著名政治思想家，主要著作有[君主论]

If they wish to fight today, let them come like men. ~ Bohemund

既然汝等欲战，那便前来如男儿般舍命搏杀~ 塔兰托伯爵博希蒙德，安条克公国创建者，首次十字军东征名将

It is easy to be brave behind a castle wall. ~ Welsh proverb

坚墙之后逞勇易~ 威尔士格言

When he caught sight of their army, he was terrified and groaned in his mind. ~ Fulcher of Chartres

适彼目睹对方军势之盛，不禁心下栗栗，面若死灰~ 富切沙特尔，著名十字军编年史学者，着有[耶路撒冷远征记]

War is the greatest plague that can affect humanity; it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it. ~ Martin Luther

战争乃至凶之物，它扭曲人性，摧残信仰，它拆散家庭，毁灭国家。任何灾难，都与之相形见绌。~ 马丁路德，十六世纪德国宗教改革运动发起者，新教路德宗奠基人

Had I been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe. ~ Alfonso X, the Wise, King of Castile

若吾自创世始即已降生，必将令整个世界更为合乎天道~ 阿方索十世，卡斯提尔王国第十二任国王，才华出众，各方面颇有建树，号为"博学者"

On both sides the troops were commanded by royal princes and they massacred each other mercilessly. ~ Matthew of Edessa

双方统军大将皆为王室血脉，却舍命搏杀，绝无怜悯~ 伊德撒的马修，亚美尼亚历史学家，其著作为研究该地区历史权威资料

Disasters teach us humility. ~ Saint Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury

灾难教会我们谦卑~ 圣安塞姆，坎特伯雷大主教和经院哲学奠基人，以本体论研究闻名于世