He was a man who had always been too proud to ask for help, and now he was too proud to accept it.
他是一个一直太骄傲而不愿寻求帮助的人，现在他太骄傲而不愿接受帮助。
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
在危机时刻，真正的领导者通过坚定地做出艰难决策而脱颖而出。