It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.

雕刻家或画家经常谈论或写他的作品是错误的。这释放了他工作所需要的紧张情绪。

It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what they do that matters but what they are not doing.

期望外派人员能做好工作是错误的，因为重要的不是他们做了什么，而是他们没有做什么。

It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually going somewhere.

认为走得快就等于真的要去某个地方，这是错误的。

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

坦率地说总是错误的。

It is not our mistakes that define who we are; it is how we recover from those mistakes.

不是我们的错误决定了我们是谁;这是我们从错误中恢复的方式。

It is not that you do wrong by design, but that you should never do right by mistake.

不是你故意做错了，而是你永远不应该错误地做对。

It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.

认为人总是一样的，这是最大的错误。一个人永远不会一成不变。他在不断地变化。他很少能保持半个小时不变。

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little - do what you can.

什么都不做是最大的错误，因为你只能做很少——做你能做的。

It would be a terrible mistake to go through life thinking that people are the sum total of what you see.

如果一生都认为人是你所看到的一切的总和，那将是一个可怕的错误。

It's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything new.

认为一旦你完成学业，就永远不需要学习新东西，这是错误的。

It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you.

这是一个悲伤的日子，当你发现不是意外、时间或运气，而是你自己让事情远离了你。

It's always a mistake for writers to key their submissions to world events, because they move so quickly and unpredictably, as has certainly proven the case in Afghanistan.

对于作家来说，把他们的作品重点放在世界大事上总是一个错误，因为他们的行动如此迅速和不可预测，阿富汗的情况就证明了这一点。

It's been a long career, and I've made some mistakes along the way.

这是一个漫长的职业生涯，我在这个过程中犯了一些错误。

It's hard to not make a mistake at Darlington.

在达灵顿很难不犯错。

It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.

愿意犯错是很重要的。最糟糕的事情就是你变得令人难忘。