A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
谨慎
Prudence
Consult anyone, even your knees.
咨询任何人,甚至是你的膝盖。
Dumplings are better than flowers.
饺子比花好。
The mouth is the cause of calamity.
口是祸患的根源。
A fool's heart is found in his mouth.
蠢人的心,常在嘴里。
When the hand is put in, the foot follows.
手放进去,脚就跟着进去。
Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.
明智而缓慢。跑得快的,绊跌了。
The spit aimed at the sky comes back to one.
瞄准天空的口水又回到了地面。
A grain of prudence is worth a pound of craft.
一粒谨慎胜过一磅手艺。
Be frugal in prosperity, fear not in adversity.
顺境时要节俭,逆境时不要恐惧。
Where passion leads or prudence points the way.
激情引领的地方,谨慎指引的地方。
Having conquered, tighten the thongs of your helmet.
征服之后,把头盔的丁字裤系紧。
Believe nothing and be on your guard against everything.
什么也不要信,凡事都要谨慎。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Prudence is but experience, which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto.
谨慎是一种经验,它与时间相等,对所有人都同样适用。
Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life.
你当听灵明的言语,留心听他的劝戒,存记在心里。她的格言是普遍的,所有的美德都依赖于她;她是人类生活的向导和女主人。
Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which he will not compromise.
谨慎和妥协是必要的手段,但每个人都应该有一个不妥协的无耻的目的。
Think before you speak but do no speak all that you think.
三思而后行,但不要把你所想的都说出来。
Luck taps at the door and inquires whether prudence is within.
幸运敲了敲门,问普律当丝是否在里面。
He who eats globefish soup is a fool; so is he who does not.
吃河豚汤的人是傻瓜;不这样做的人也是如此。