Since, therefore, no man is born without faults, and he is esteemed the best whose errors are the least, let the wise man consider everything human as connected with himself; for in worldly affairs there is no perfect happiness under heaven.

  • -- Giraldus Cambrensis 吉拉度

因此,没有人生来就没有缺点,即使是最优秀的人,只要他的缺点是最少的,他就会受到尊敬。因为在世俗的事上,天下没有十全十美的幸福。

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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.

渴望被他的同伴们观察、考虑、尊重、赞扬、喜爱和钦佩,这是人类心灵中发现的最早也是最敏锐的性情之一。

A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.

聪明的人应该这样写(虽然是用人人都能理解的语言),只有聪明的人才能赞扬他。

Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

礼貌是一种渴望被礼貌地对待,自己也被尊重为有礼貌的人。

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

在希腊,智者说话,愚者做决定。