Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.

  • -- Aristophanes 亚里士多德

有理智的人常向敌人学习。城市从敌人而不是朋友那里学习建造高墙和战舰。

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A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.

父亲可能背弃他的孩子,兄弟姐妹可能成为根深蒂固的敌人,丈夫可能抛弃妻子,妻子可能抛弃丈夫。惟有母亲的慈爱,能看透一切。

Confidence and a good sense of humor can usually win a chick over.

自信和幽默感通常能赢得女孩子的芳心。

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

害怕树敌的人永远不会有真正的朋友。

Painless preaching is as good a term as any for what we do.

对于我们所做的事情,无痛的说教是一个很好的术语。