True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.

  • -- Akhenaton 阿肯纳顿

真正的智慧与其说是自以为是,不如说是愚蠢。智慧人屡次疑惑,就改变心意。愚妄人固执,不疑惑。除了自己的无知,他什么都知道。

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I believe that man will not merely endure. He will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.

我相信人类不仅能忍受。他将获胜。他是不朽的,不是因为只有他在万物中有无穷无尽的发言权,而是因为他有一个灵魂,一个能够同情、牺牲和忍耐的精神。

In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.

从某种意义上说,词语是无知的百科全书,因为它们在历史的某个时刻冻结了人们的感知,然后坚持认为我们应该做得更好的时候继续使用这些冻结的感知。

Great men of action... never mind on occasion being ridiculous; in a sense it is part of their job, and at times they all are.

伟大的实干家……别介意有时显得可笑;从某种意义上说,这是他们工作的一部分,有时他们都是。

A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.

很多足球的成功都在脑海中。你必须相信你是最好的,然后确保你是最好的。

There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody.

曾经有一段时间,一个傻瓜和他的钱很快就分开了,但现在这种事发生在每个人身上。

Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly.

形而上学不过是一种异常顽固的努力,目的是要清晰地思考。

Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.

虚荣死很难;在某些顽固的情况下,它比人活得长。

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

没有人能以权宜为理由作恶。

Man's wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy.

人的智慧是他最好的朋友;愚蠢是他最大的敌人。

A gowk at Yule'll no be bright at Beltane.

在圣诞节痛饮一顿,在贝尔坦就不会有好心情了。

Ignorance is a voluntary misfortune.

无知是一种自愿性的不幸。

A little doubt saves many a mistake.

一点怀疑可以避免许多错误。

No one but a fool is always right.

只有傻瓜才是对的。

Doubt is the brother of shame.

怀疑是耻辱的兄弟。