没有受过教育的天才如同埋在矿里的银子。
多读书,但不是乱读书。
智慧的大门永远不会关闭。
沉默并不总是意味着智慧,但唠叨永远都是愚蠢的体现。一双好耳朵胜于一百个伶牙俐齿。(不要轻信他人的话。)
Genius without Education is like Silver in the Mine.
没有受过教育的天才如同埋在矿里的银子。
Being ignorant is not so much a Shame,as being unwilling to learn.
无知并不可耻,不愿意学习才可耻。
There"s many witty men whose brains can"t fill their bellies.
有很多聪明人无法用自己的脑子填饱自己的肚子。
An ounce of wit that is bought,Is worth a pound that is taught.
一盎司智慧胜于一磅所学知识。
If thou hast wit &learning,add to it Wisdom and Modesty.
假如你聪明、有学识,就再加上智慧和谦逊吧。
Read much,but not many Books.
多读书,但不是乱读书。
Historians relate,not so much what is done,as what they wouldhave believed.
历史学家所叙述的“历史”与其说是曾经发生过的,不如说是他们认为发生过的。
Experience keeps a dear school,yet Fools will learn in no other.
经验始终是收费高的学校,然而蠢人非进此学校不可。
Words may shew a man"s Wit,but Actions his Meaning.
言语展示智慧,行动揭示意图。
Most Fools think they are only ignorant.
大多数傻瓜都认为自己只是无知。
Where Sense is wanting,every thing is wanting.
哪里缺乏理智,哪里就缺乏一切。
The Doors of Wisdom are never shut.
智慧的大门永远不会关闭。
To be proud of Knowledge,is to be blind with Light.
为学识感到骄傲就如同让强光照花自己的双眼。
Admiration is the Daughter of Ignorance.
羡慕是无知的女儿。
Let thy Child"s first Lesson be Obedience,and the second may bewhat thou wilt.
让孩子学的第一课是顺从,第二课是你的意愿。
Silence is not always a Sign of Wisdom,but Babbling is ever aMark of Folly.
沉默并不总是意味着智慧,但唠叨永远都是愚蠢的体现。
Of learned Fools I have seen ten times ten,Of unlearned wisemen I have seen a hundred.
有学问的傻瓜,我见过不计其数。无学问的智者,我见的很少。
Paintings and Fightings are best seen at a distance.
刷油漆和斗殴最好离远点观看。
A Pair of good Ears will drain dry an hundred Tongues.
一双好耳朵胜于一百个伶牙俐齿。(不要轻信他人的话。)
Don"t think so much of your own Cunning,as to forget other Men"s.
别自以为很聪明,而忘了别人也聪明。
Well done is better than well said.
说得好不如做得好。
Well done,is twice done.
干得好,事半功倍。
It was wise counsel given to a young man,Pitch upon thatcourse of life which is most excellent,and CUSTOM will make it themost delightful.But many pitch on no course of life at all,nor formany scheme of living,by which to attain any valuable end;but wanderperpetually from one thing to another.
给年轻人一些忠告:选择最精彩的生活,习惯为生活增光添彩。但是很多年轻人没有选择任何生活方式,也没有制订任何生活目标,三天打鱼两天晒网,结果一事无成。
Wise Men learn by others harms;Fools by their own.
智者借鉴别人的不幸,傻瓜却从自己的遭遇中吸取教训。
A fine genius in his own country,is like gold in the mine.
一个出色的天才,在他自己的国家,如同埋在矿山之中的金子。
Hope and a Red-Rag,are Baits for Men and Mackrel.
希望诱人奋斗,红布激怒公牛。
The learned Fool writes his Nonsense in better Language thanthe unlearned;but still "tis Nonsense.
与没知识的傻瓜相比,有知识的傻瓜更会用优美的语言胡说八道,但仍是胡言乱语。
Strive to be the greatest Man in your Country,and you may bedisappointed;Strive to be the best,and you may succeed:He may wellwin the race that runs by himself.
想成为一国的伟人,可能会失败;想成为最好的人,或许能成功;和自己赛跑的人才有可能胜利。
Who is strong?He that can conquer his bad Habits.Who is rich?He that rejoices in his Portion.
谁强大?改掉陋习者。谁富有?知足常乐者。
A Change of Fortune hurts a wise Man no more than a Changeof the Moon.
如同月亮形状的变化一样,运气的变化对一个聪明人不会有丝毫的伤害。
Life with Fools consists in Drinking;With the wise Man Living"sThinking.
傻瓜的日子泡在酒里,智者的生活放在思考里。
Good Sense is a Thing all need,few have,and none think theywant.
人人都需要正确的判断力,但很少有人拥有,没人想要。
A Mob"s a Monster;Heads enough,but no Brains.
一群乌合之众就像一个怪物,虽然有很多头但没有任何头脑。
Never spare the Parson"s wine,nor the Baker"s pudding.
永远不要吝啬牧师的酒和面包师的布丁。
Some men grow mad by studying much to know,But who growsmad by studying good to grow.
有人因学得多而发疯,但没人因学得好而发疯。
Reading makes a full Man,Meditation a profound Man,discoursea clear Man.
阅读使人充实,思索使人深刻,交谈使人明晰。
If any man flatters me,I"ll flatter him again;tho"he were my bestFriend.
若有人夸我,我也会把他当成好朋友一样夸他。
A Man of Knowledge like a rich Soil,feeds If not a world of Corn,a world of Weeds.
有学问的人好比沃土,不是滋养庄稼,就是滋生杂草。
Le sage entend a demi mot.——法语谚语
The wise one listens to half the word.
智者听话信一半。
Craft must be at charge for clothes,but Truth can go naked.
诡计遮遮掩掩,真相坦坦荡荡。
Liberality is not giving much but giving wisely.
慷慨不是给得多,而是给得对。
The Muses love the Morning.
缪斯钟爱清晨。
A full Belly makes a dull Brain:The Muses starve in a Cook"sShop.
吃得饱,大脑蠢:缪斯在厨房里会挨饿。
Tim was so learned,that he could name a Horse in nineLanguages;So ignorant,that he bought a Cow to ride on.
提姆很有学问,能用九种语言说“马”;但很无知,买头奶牛骑。
A great Talker may be no Fool,but he is one that relies on him.
大话者不一定是傻瓜,但相信他的人一定是傻瓜。
A lean Award is better than a fat Judgment.
小奖励胜于大褒扬。
Praise little,dispraise less.
少表扬,更要少批评。
You may sometimes be much in the wrong,in owning your beingin the right.
总是认为自己正确的人有时会犯大错。
Men take more pains to mask than mend.
掩饰错误要比改正错误难很多。
Tho"the Mastiff be gentle,yet bite him not by the Lip.
獒犬看起来温顺,但咬起人来非常凶狠。
The Tongue offends,and the Ears get the Cuffing.
舌头犯错,耳朵受罚。
When Knaves betray each other,one can scarce be blamed,orthe other pitied.
两个无赖互相背叛时,既不用谴责其中一人,也不用同情另外一人。
He that carries a small Crime easily,will carry it on when itcomes to be an Ox.
小错易承受,大过难担当。
Pride gets into the Coach,and Shame mounts behind.
骄傲登上马车,羞耻紧紧跟随。
If your head is wax,don"t walk in the sun.
蜡做的脑袋,不要在太阳下行走。