Plekhanov once said, "every national culture, by its spiritual nature, and the spirit of nature by the national condition place is caused."
普列汉诺夫曾说过“每个民族的文化，都由其精神本性所决定，而精神本性又由该民族的境况所造成。”
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The history of thought documents that modesty is always proportionate to scholar's ability, and arrogance inversely with scholar's ability. - Plekhanov.