A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
愚蠢
Folly
In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.
在愚蠢的徒劳笑声中，智慧听到了一半的掌声。
If a man has folly in his sleeve, it will be sure to peep out.
如果一个人的袖子里藏着愚蠢，它一定会露出来的。
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。
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
生活中总会有一些意外，需要一点愚蠢来帮助我们走出困境。
Is there in all the history of human folly a greater fool than a clergymen in politics?
在人类所有的愚蠢史上，有没有比政治牧师更愚蠢的人?
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。
A fool is happier thinking weel o' himself than a wise man is of others thinking weel o' him.
蠢人想到自己幸福，比智者想到别人想到自己幸福更幸福。
The gravest fish is an oyster; the gravest bird's an ool; the gravest beast's an ass; and the gravest man's a fool.
最沉的鱼是牡蛎;最严肃的鸟是一只鸟;最沉重的野兽是驴子;再严肃的人也是傻瓜。
All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.
只要有可能，所有的人都声称自己是诚实的。相信所有人都诚实是愚蠢的。相信没有这样的人更糟糕。
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.
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。
The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone in checking this mad, wicked folly of 'Women's Rights'. It is a subject which makes the Queen so furious that she cannot contain herself.
女王最急于召集所有人来制止这种疯狂、邪恶、愚蠢的“妇女权利”。这是一个让女王怒不可遏的话题，她无法控制自己。
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。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
One fisherman knows another from afar.
一个渔夫认识另一个渔夫。
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。
It is folly to fear what one cannot avoid.
害怕自己无法避免的事情是愚蠢的。
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
生活中没有愚蠢的人并不像他认为的那样聪明。
Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars.
人类的愚蠢并不妨碍星星的转动。