A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
智慧
Wit
What is a man but his mind?
一个人除了他的思想还能是什么?
The criticism of a blind man.
对盲人的批评。
The more wit the less courage.
智慧越多，勇气越少。
Impropriety is the soul of wit.
不得体是智慧的灵魂。
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
艺术是如此博大，人类的智慧是如此狭隘。
Like a millstone dressed in a kimono.
就像披着和服的磨盘。
A bean-jam rice cake into the open mouth.
把一个豆果酱年糕放进张开的嘴里。
Use your wit as a shield, not as a sword.
用你的智慧做盾牌，而不是剑。
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
自负比机智更能引起交谈。
The covers of this book are too far apart.
这本书的封面相隔太远。
Analysis is soul of thought and ghost of wit.
分析是思想的灵魂，智慧的幽灵。
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
智慧是谈话的调味品，而不是食物。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast.
智慧不足，判断不足;压舱物不足，航行有余。
You cannot fashion a wit out of two half-wits.
你不能把两个笨蛋变成一个聪明人。
He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.
挑起智慧之鞭的人，不能抱怨自己因此而受到伤害。
If you have wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.
如果你有智慧和学识，那就加上智慧和谦虚吧。
Who would not give up wit for power and beauty?
谁不会为了权力和美而放弃智慧呢?