“Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.”
「只是從書中獲得的智慧不算是智慧。」– 賀拉斯 (詩人)
- 賀拉斯 (65 BC – 8 BC) 是古羅馬著名的詩人、評論家及翻譯家,以用詞優美多變且精準著稱,代表作有《詩藝》,講述詩歌的作用、藝術與生活的關係、文藝對教育的作用等。
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”
「除了把事情做好的崇高藝術,還有把事情擱下不做的崇高藝術,人生的智慧在於剔除沒有必要的事物。」– 林語堂 (文學家)
“The growth of wisdom may be gauged exactly by the diminution of ill temper.”
「乖戾脾氣的消失,可以準確地反映智慧的增長。」– 弗里德里希‧尼采 (哲學家)
“It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.”
「不做孤注一擲的事是智慧的表現。」– 亨利‧大衛‧梭羅 (哲學家)
“Wisdom doesn’t automatically come with old age. Nothing does – except wrinkles. It’s true some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.”
「智慧不會隨著年老而自動顯現,沒有東西是如此 – 除了皺紋。確實有些葡萄酒會隨時間變得更香醇,但首先葡萄本身必須是好的。」– 范布倫 (專欄諮詢作家)
“Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure.”
「好的人良好,因為他們經由失敗得到智慧。」– 威廉‧薩羅揚 (作家)