He was the perfect guy to show up at the perfect time.

正所谓 势造英雄。

I'm not a believer in the " Great person" view of history.

我不相信英雄能造势。

Take it, and come back to me every day at this hour till God sends us better times.

拿去吧，以后每天这个候回到我这里来，直到上帝赐给我们好转的势为止。

Our sources represent it, and I think this is probably right, as a process of negotiation between wealthy and influential plebeian families and wealthy and influential patrician families plus playing along at home.

我们的资料将其描述为一个过程， 我认为这很可能是正确的，即富裕且有影响力的平民家族与富裕且有影响力的贵族家族之间通过成协议， 同在国内也顺应势。

You have to see through time, act accordingly, and prepare to told you so that eternally upsets doubters.

你需要洞察势， 顺势而为，并准备好让那些永远不看好你的人再次失望。

Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil.

所以通人见这样的势，必静默不言，因为势真恶。

It's true that times are hard.

确实，势艰难。