“The biggest tragedy in America is not the great waste of natural resources – though this is tragic; the biggest tragedy is the waste of human resources because the average person goes to his grave with his music still in him.”

“The biggest tragedy in America is not the great waste of natural resources – though this is tragic; the biggest tragedy is the waste of human resources because the average person goes to his grave with his music still in him.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Physician 「美國最大的悲劇不是天然資源的浪費 – 儘管那也很悲哀，最大的悲劇是人力資源的浪費，因為一般人死去時潛力還未完全發揮。」– 奧利佛‧溫德爾‧霍姆斯 (醫生) •tragedy (n.) 災難，悲劇。tragic (adj.) 災難的，悲劇的。grave (n.) 墳墓。music 在這裡指潛力。 •老奧利佛‧溫德爾‧霍姆斯 (1809-1894) 畢業於哈佛大學，是美國著名的醫生、教授、作家、及演說家，被譽為美國 19 世紀的最佳詩人之一。