The chief source of all this passion is that thought for what is absent and future, which, with man, exercises such a powerful influence upon all he does.

这种激情的主要来源是对所缺少的和未来的思考，这种思考和人一起，对他所做的一切产生了如此强有力的影响。

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I am confident enough in the thought that given the control over our sphere of influence, we can control our destinies - implying there shouldn't be excuses to commitments we make to ourselves.

我有个信心十足的想法，在我们的影响范围之内，我们能够控制我们的命运——这意味着对我们自己的承诺不应该有借口。

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Anybody who looks at Greek mythology and Greek poetry, and Greek stories sees there is a powerful influence coming into Greek thought from mainly the Mesopotamian direction.

任何浏览过希腊神话,诗歌和故事的人,都能发现来自美索不达米亚的文化,对希腊思想的巨大影响

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But the measure has aroused stronger than expected opposition in France - a country where the Catholic Church was thought to have lost much of its influence over the public.

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Most analysts thought the releases had been timed to influence opinion at the UN General Assembly session in New York.

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During the 1996 campaign, Asian Americans had thought that writing a check to a politician was the way to gain influence.

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