A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
实用主义
Pragmatism
Fire does not burn in a jar.
火不会在罐子里燃烧。
Make not the door wider than the house.
门不要比房子宽。
For rice cakes, go to the rice-cake maker.
要做年糕，到年糕店去买。
One cannot become a priest just by having a rosary.
一个人不能仅仅靠念珠就成为牧师。
If you would shoot a general, shoot first his horse.
如果你要射杀一个将军，先射杀他的马。
Crabs dig holes according to the size of their shells.
螃蟹根据壳的大小来挖洞。
Even a superb hawk will not catch game unless it is loosed.
即使是一只高超的鹰，如果不松开，也抓不到猎物。
Idealism loses to pragmatism when it comes to winning elections.
在选举中，理想主义输给了实用主义。
It is better to go home and make your net than to gaze longingly at the fish in the deep pool.
宁可回家去结网，也不愿恋慕水潭里的鱼。