There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

  • -- Confucius 孔子

获得智慧有三种方法。第一种是反射,反射是最高的。第二个是限制,这是最简单的。第三是经验,这是最痛苦的。

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Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate. The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had. He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks.

是啊,我们一出校门就搬起石头砸了自己的脚。一开始经营这家公司的人在我们有多少资本的问题上误导了几乎所有人。他说我们有足够的钱过三年不赚钱的日子,也有足够的钱过三个星期。

The true mystery of the JFK assassination isn't 'How could the bullet go through two people with only slight damage?' but 'Why did the third bullet explode?'

肯尼迪遇刺案的真正谜团不在于“子弹怎么能穿过两个人而只造成轻微伤害?”但“为什么第三颗子弹爆炸了?”

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

我通常要花三个多星期来准备一篇好的即席演讲。

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

荣辱的来临一定是一个人内心力量的反映。

Even the slowest guy can go from first to third and help win a ballgame.

即使是最慢的人也能从第一名升到第三名,帮助球队赢得比赛。

An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.

天真无邪的人在无端的赞扬中感到最苦涩的责备。

I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.

我选择用我的作品来反映我的价值观。