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。

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

能保守秘密的人也许是聪明的,但他的智慧还不及没有秘密可保守的人的一半。

He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.

他是一个创造了上帝观念的智者。