“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。
“If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.”
「如果你把麻烦当作经验,并记得每个经验都会发展为你内在的潜伏力量,你将变得精力充沛且快乐,不管环境看来多么的不顺。」– 约翰.海伍德 (剧作家)
“If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulder of giants.”
「如果我看得比其他人远,那是因为我站在巨人的肩膀上。」– 牛顿 (科学家)
— Barry McCaffrey, General
「只有当经验充斥着意含,让人能从中得到重要结论,它才是有价值的。否则,经验变成有束缚性的。」– 巴里‧麦卡弗里 (将军)