A jade stone is useless before it is processed; a man is good-for-nothing until he is educated.

玉石在加工前是无用的;一个人不受教育就一无是处。

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A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist.

一个垂死的人需要死亡,正如一个困倦的人需要睡眠一样,总有一天抗拒是错误的,也是无用的。

So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.

只要有人爱我们,我想说,我们几乎是不可或缺的;只要有朋友,没有人是无用的。

Jade and men, both are sharpened by bitter tools.

玉和人,都是用苦工磨成的。