A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit.

  • -- Jean de La Bruyere 布吕耶尔

纨绔子弟就是那些傻瓜认为自己是有价值的人。

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In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace; but the first wonder is the offspring of ignorance, the last is the parent of adoration

一切哲学都是在惊奇中开始的,在惊奇中结束,赞美充满了空间;但第一个奇迹是无知的产物,最后一个奇迹是崇拜之母

Vanity is as ill at ease under indifference as tenderness is under a love which it cannot return.

虚荣在冷漠下感到不安,正如温柔在无法回报的爱情下感到不安一样。

'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. (attributed)

与其把所有的怀疑都说出来,还不如保持沉默,被认为是个傻瓜。(认为)

Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.

无知本身远没有无知的危险。

An inability to handle language is not the same thing as stupidity.

不能驾驭语言和愚蠢不是一回事。

All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.

所有人所要求的只是一个自豪地工作的机会。

I feel pride in being a Greenlander.

作为一个格陵兰人,我感到自豪。

Mine is better than ours.

我的比我们的好。