Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

  • -- William Penn 威廉·佩恩

贫穷时的谦逊和知识胜过昂贵时的骄傲和无知。

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My overcoat is worn out; my shirts also are worn out. And I ask to be allowed to have a lamp in the evening; it is indeed wearisome sitting alone in the dark.

我的大衣穿破了;我的衬衫也破了。我请求允许我在晚上有一盏灯;独自一人坐在黑暗中确实令人厌烦。

People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it-ignorance is when you choose not to understand something.

人们的无知真让我生气。愚蠢是当你无法控制自己的时候——无知是当你选择不去理解一些事情的时候。

Be humble, for the worst thing in the world is of the same stuff as you; be confident, for the stars are of the same stuff as you.

要谦虚,因为世界上最糟糕的事情和你是一样的;要自信,星星和你是一样的。

Now with all your pride you still can't look me in the eyes and now in all your shame. You can't even speak my name.

现在你带着你所有的骄傲,仍然不能看着我的眼睛,现在又带着你所有的羞愧。你连我的名字都不会说。

When anyone remains modest, not after praise but after blame, then his modesty is real.

当一个人保持谦虚,不是在表扬之后,而是在责备之后,那么他的谦虚是真实的。

Pride is tasteless, colorless and sizeless. Yet it is the hardest thing to swallow.

骄傲是无味的,无色的,无形的。然而,这是最难吞咽的东西。

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.

他因无知而出名;因为他只有一个想法,那是错误的。

If no man could become rich in Peru, no man could become poor.

如果秘鲁没有人能变得富有,那么就没有人能变得贫穷。

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

科学家是一个可怜的哲学家。

I'd rather buy clothes than buy a bed.

我宁愿买衣服也不愿买床。