All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.

  • -- John Quincy Adams 约翰·昆西·亚当斯

只要有可能,所有的人都声称自己是诚实的。相信所有人都诚实是愚蠢的。相信没有这样的人更糟糕。

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I was trying to convince all these men to try to make a product that they didn't even wear! Or if they did wear them, they were not admitting it! There was the problem right there. No wonder their hosiery was so uncomfortable.

我试图说服所有这些男人尝试做一种他们甚至不穿的产品!或者即使他们真的戴了,他们也不承认!问题就在这里。难怪他们的袜子这么不舒服。

The structure of life I have described in buildings - the structure which I believe to be objective - is deeply and inextricably connected with the human person, and with the innermost nature of human feeling.

我在建筑物中所描述的生活结构- -我认为是客观的结构- -与人有着深刻和不可分割的联系,并与人的感情的最内在的本质相联系。

Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean.

他们中有些人自称对哥伦比亚号的所有主要水域都很熟悉,他们向我保证,除了大海,这些水域没有别的联系。

I believe everything in moderation. But breakfast is important. I have two hard-boiled or scrambled eggs with whole-wheat toast and try to get some fruit in there.

我相信一切都是适度的。但是早餐很重要。我吃了两个煮熟或炒熟的鸡蛋和全麦吐司,并试着在里面放些水果。

Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.

生活中总会有一些意外,需要一点愚蠢来帮助我们走出困境。

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

衡量一个人是否正直,要看他的行为,而不是他的职业。

It is better to be a beggar than a fool.

宁为乞丐,不为愚人。