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。
I like to go to Marshall Field's in Chicago just to see how many things there are in the world that I do not want.
我喜欢去芝加哥的马歇尔菲尔德看看世界上有多少东西是我不想要的。
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
适度一点是好的。当然,我的生活并不完全是适度的。
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。
Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
坦率和慷慨,除非经过适当的节制,否则会导致毁灭。
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
适度是致命的。没有什么比过度更成功的了。