Rely upon it that the ancients were right; both in morals and intellect we give the final shape to our characters, and thus become, emphatically, the architects of our own fortune.

这点毋庸置疑，古人亦不例外。通过道德与才智，我们为自己品性赋以最后定型，亦更为强调，我们才是自己命运的建筑师。