“Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.”
「只是从书中获得的智慧不算是智慧。」– 贺拉斯 (诗人)
- 贺拉斯 (65 BC – 8 BC) 是古罗马著名的诗人、评论家及翻译家,以用词优美多变且精准著称,代表作有《诗艺》,讲述诗歌的作用、艺术与生活的关系、文艺对教育的作用等。
“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艺术,还有把事情搁下不做的崇高艺术,人生的智慧在于剔除没有必要的事物。」– 林语堂 (文学家)
“The growth of wisdom may be gauged exactly by the diminution of ill temper.”
「乖戾脾气的消失,可以准确地反映智慧的增长。」– 弗里德里希‧尼采 (哲学家)
“It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.”
「不做孤注一掷的事是智慧的表现。」– 亨利‧大卫‧梭罗 (哲学家)
“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.”
「智慧不会随着年老而自动显现,没有东西是如此 – 除了皱纹。确实有些葡萄酒会随时间变得更香醇,但首先葡萄本身必须是好的。」– 范布伦 (专栏咨询作家)
“Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure.”
「好的人良好,因为他们经由失败得到智慧。」– 威廉‧萨罗扬 (作家)