The printed word is no substitute for personal discussion with a great thinker.

印刷字无法替代与伟大思想家的当面交流。

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We've all heard at least one anecdote about a great thinker.

我们都至少听说过一位伟大思想家的趣闻逸事。

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Confucius (551-479 BC) was a great thinker and teacher in the Spring and Autumn Period of China.

孔子（公元前551-479年）是中国春秋时期伟大的思想家和教育家。

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Former prime minister Gordon Brown paid tribute, describing Mr Wicks as "a great thinker, writer, campaigner and parliamentarian".

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Another modern law was best described by banking legend Walter Wriston, a great thinker who died a year ago.

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"He was a great thinker, " said Hadi Sekura, of Chatham House, a London-based organization for the analysis of international issues.

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