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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Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.

一些科学家声称,由于氢如此丰富,它是宇宙的基本组成部分。我的争端。我说,比氢更愚蠢的是,氢是宇宙的基本组成部分。

Vanity is a vital aid to nature: completely and absolutely necessary to life. It is one of nature's ways to bind you to the earth.

虚荣心对自然是一种重要的帮助:对生命来说是完全和绝对必要的。这是大自然将你与地球联系在一起的方式之一。

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.

无知总比错误好,相信错误的人与不相信任何事情的人相比,离真理更近。

All the world wondered as they witnessed... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride.

全世界的人都感到惊奇,因为他们目睹了……一个民族把自己从耻辱提升到最大的骄傲。

'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)

You would be better off in exile than priding yourself on be like everyone else.

与其骄傲地像别人一样生活,不如流亡。

It is better conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance.

掩盖自己的知识胜于揭露自己的无知。