Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

  • -- Francois Fenelon 芬乃伦

适度的精确和整洁是一种美德,但是过分的精确和整洁会使人心胸狭窄。

相关名言

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

适度好的东西并不如它应该的那么好。适度的性情总是一种美德;但是原则上适度总是一种恶习。

For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out of my diet, like carbs. But I'm not going to eat fast food.

对我来说,一切都是关于节制。我不会把碳水化合物之类的东西从我的饮食中剔除。但是我不打算吃快餐。

The current of my mind carried me swiftly into the open sea.

我的思想激流把我迅速地带到了广阔的大海里。

Better be carried by an ass than thrown by a horse.

宁为驴驮,不为马赶。