To find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor a fool in the eye of the world, is a very hard task.

  • -- William Congreve 康格里夫

要找到一个在自己眼中既不聪明,在世人眼中又不愚蠢的年轻人,是一项非常艰巨的任务。

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Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

有三样东西是很难驯服的:海洋、傻瓜和女人。我们也许不久就能驯服海洋;傻瓜和女人需要更长的时间。

I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young kids.

我在一个非常简朴的房子里长大。我们很穷——我们生活在贫困线上。我们小时候都有工作。

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

聪明人立刻做蠢人最后做的事。

I am not young enough to know everything.

我还不够年轻,什么都不懂。