A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
谨慎
Caution
It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze three feet deep.
一条河冻结三英尺深需要不止一个寒冷的日子。
The rat knows full well that, if the cat is old and feeble, its claws are not.
老鼠很清楚,如果猫又老又虚弱,它的爪子却不是。
We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it.
除非我们停止思考做事的方式,否则我们永远不会把事情做好。
It is hard to be defensive toward a danger which you have never imagined existed.
对你从未想象过的危险采取防御措施是困难的。
Of all the forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
在所有谨慎的形式中,谨慎的爱情可能是对真正的幸福最致命的。
He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.
凡事不凭运气的人,必少作坏事,但他必少作事。
The rest is a mere matter of detail, to be settled with judgment, discretion, and caution.
其余的只是一个细节问题,需要用判断力、判断力和谨慎来解决。
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
没有伟大的艺术家能看到事物的本来面目。如果他这样做了,他就不再是艺术家了。
That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident.
没有的,永远不会有;现在的,永远不会停止。对智者来说,这些真理是不言而喻的。
The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human.
一个人的行为习惯上带有他的思想烙印,他就是一个天才,但最伟大的天才并不总是与他自己相等,否则他将不再是人类。
The real world is far too complex and unpredictable to make something like the idea of humanity controlling its own evolution or engineering itself - well, I wouldn't say impossible but it should be approached with a degree of caution.
现实世界太过复杂和不可预测,以至于人类无法控制自己的进化或改造自己——我不会说不可能,但我们应该谨慎对待这个问题。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Three need to be guarded: a patient, a groom, and a bride.
有三个需要注意:一个是病人,一个是新郎,一个是新娘。
Don't be sweet lest people lick you.
不要甜言蜜语,以免别人打你。
The scars of others should teach us caution.
别人的伤疤应该教会我们谨慎。
Distrust and caution are the parents of security.
不信任和谨慎是安全之母。
That is the lion's tail, do not play with it.
那是狮子的尾巴,不要玩弄它。