I have always considered that the true test of a machine is its practical utility in the hands of the common laborer.
我一直认为，机器的真正考验在于它在普通劳动者手中的实际效用。
The invention of the cotton gin was the result of necessity and observation.
Machinery and labor-saving devices are only valuable as they serve to reduce the cost of manufacture.
机械和节省劳力的装置只有在降低制造成本时才具有价值。
One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part its just proportion.
The perfection of the work depends on the simplicity of the means.
工作的完美程度取决于方法的简洁性。
I am persuaded that the principle of uniformity in manufacturing is the foundation of success.
我深信制造业中统一性原则是成功的基础。
Machinery is the great civilizer of our age.
机械是我们这个时代的伟大文明推动者。
The real difficulty lies not in devising new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.
真正的困难不在于构思新想法，而在于摆脱旧观念。
A good mechanic is not merely a man who files and hammers, but one who can originate and perfect.
一个好的机械师不仅仅是一个会锉锤的人，而是能够创新和完善的人。
My greatest anxiety arises from the apprehension that I shall not be able to complete the work I have undertaken in the manner I wish.
我最大的焦虑来自于担心无法以理想的方式完成我承担的工作。
I have now taken a serious task upon myself and I fear a greater one than is in the power of any man to perform.