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。”
The history of thought documents that modesty is always proportionate to scholar's ability, and arrogance inversely with scholar's ability. - Plekhanov.