Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.

  • -- Quintilian 昆提利亚语

希望在愚人中间显得聪明的人,在聪明人中间显得愚蠢。

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Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working, doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it.

第一次尝试时几乎没有什么效果。仅仅因为你所做的似乎没有效果,并不意味着它不会起作用。这只是意味着它可能不像你做的那样工作。

When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.

当神的异象达到时,一切都显得平等;也没有好坏之分,也没有高低之分。

How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?

你怎么知道古代是愚蠢的?你怎么知道现在是明智的呢?是谁让它如此愚蠢?谁使它明智?

Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

教育,n。诗歌向智慧人显明自己无知的,向愚昧人隐藏自己无知的。

To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement.

对于一个寻欢作乐的人来说,他的每一分每一秒似乎都在虚度,因为他并不享受其中的快乐。

There is hardly any one so insignificant that he does not seem imposing to some one at some time.

几乎没有一个人是如此微不足道,以致于他在某些时候不给人留下深刻印象。