We never know how high we are till we are called to rise.
我们从不知道我们有多高，直到我们被召唤站起。

And then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the skies.
如果我们格守计划，我们的身才能够触到苍穹。

The heroism we recite would be a daily thing.
我们历数的英雄事迹，也将变得稀松平常。

Did not ourselves the cubits warp, for fear to be a king.
不正是我们自己歪曲了度量，不敢称王称霸。

                                                                                   ——Emily Dickinson
                                                                                        艾米莉·狄金森