A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
明智
Wise
Think before you speak, unless it's urgent.
三思而后行,除非有急事。
The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.
聪明人不会变老,但会成熟。
Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.
慢慢地说,不要说太多。
Writers write. Everyone else makes excuses.
作家写作品。每个人都会找借口。
Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
勇敢是你的选择,而不是虚张声势。
If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.
驴子对你叫,别对它叫。
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
任何值得做的事都值得慢慢来做。
Nothing wise was ever printed upon an apron.
围裙上从来没有印过什么智慧的东西。
Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.
明智而缓慢。跑得快的,绊跌了。
Riches serve a wise man, but command a fool.
财富为聪明人服务,却支配蠢人。
The old ways are the safest and surest ways.
旧的方法是最安全、最可靠的方法。
The scars of others should teach us caution.
别人的伤疤应该教会我们谨慎。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
You had better be ready to change your mind when needed.
你最好准备好在需要的时候改变主意。
Impatience can cause wise people to do foolish things.
急躁会使聪明人做出愚蠢的事。
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
聪明人从愚蠢的问题中学到的东西比傻瓜从聪明的答案中学到的东西还多。
A fool thinks himself to bewise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
傻瓜自以为聪明,但聪明人知道自己是傻瓜。
It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.
奇怪的是,一颗心要经过多少次破碎,岁月才会使它变得明智。
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
智者说话是因为他们有话要说;傻瓜,因为他们不得不说些什么。