A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
愚蠢
Folly
It is folly to drown on dry land.
在陆地上淹死是愚蠢的。
The world is in the hands of fools.
世界掌握在蠢人手中。
Whoever hates a reprimand is stupid.
讨厌责骂的人是愚蠢的。
Wisdom rides upon the ruins of folly.
智慧骑在愚昧的废墟上。
A fool will laugh when he is drowning.
傻瓜溺水时会笑。
One fisherman knows another from afar.
一个渔夫认识另一个渔夫。
It is better to be a beggar than a fool.
宁为乞丐，不为愚人。
It is folly to sing twice to a deaf man.
给聋子唱两遍歌是愚蠢的。
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。
A good folly is worth what you pay for it.
一件好的蠢事值得你为此付出代价。
It is folly to fear what one cannot avoid.
害怕自己无法避免的事情是愚蠢的。
Fools build houses and wise men live in them.
愚人盖房，智者住屋。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly.
随着年龄的增长而变得越来越诚实，这无异于愚蠢。
A fool talks most when he has the least to say.
蠢人话不多，说得最多。
The worst kind of person is one whose power of speech is greater than his power of thought.
最坏的一类人，他的言语能力大于他的思想能力。
Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it.
虽然有些人说，女人天生就没有能力谨慎行事，或者她们一定要干傻事，但我决不允许这种说法。
It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.
一个杰出的人想要逃避责难是愚蠢的，而受责难的影响是软弱的表现。古代所有的杰出人物，甚至世界上各个时代的人，都经历过这种激烈的迫害。
Fools give parties, sensible people go to them.
傻瓜开派对，聪明人去参加。