A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
适度
Moderation
Everything in moderation.
做任何事情都要适度。
Moderation in all things.
凡事适度。
Conquer, but don't triumph.
征服,但不要胜利。
Some carry moderation to extremes.
有些人极端温和。
There is moderation even in excess.
适度甚至是过度的。
Is there no mean but fast or feast?
除了禁食宴乐以外,岂没有别的吗?
Neutral men are the devil's allies.
中立的人是魔鬼的盟友。
Economize now or suffer want later.
要么现在节俭,要么以后吃亏。
If one eats less, one will taste more.
一个人吃得越少,味道就越好。
A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
小风易起,大火难熄灭。
Everything in moderation, including moderation.
凡事适度,包括适度。
Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.
适量饮水不会伤害任何人。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.
要适度。小的主张。每样东西都尝一点。这些是幸福和健康的秘密。
Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.
节制被称为一种美德,它能限制伟人的野心,并能安慰平庸之辈,因为他们缺乏财富和优点。
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
中庸与智慧是分不开的伴侣,但天才与之连点头之交都没有。
To extend your life by a year, take one less bite each meal.
为了延长你一年的寿命,每顿饭少吃一口。
A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
适度好的东西并不如它应该的那么好。适度的性情总是一种美德;但是原则上适度总是一种恶习。