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穷理查年鉴——阅读笔记
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勤奋无须天赐。对于勤奋的人，一切都容易；对于懒惰的人来说，一切都困难。
一个人想要达到辉煌，就必须付出。
He that would rise at Court，must begin by Creeping.
在签字之前收钱，在签字之后付钱。
Receive before you write，but write before you pay.
失意时，没人认识你；得意时，你不认识自己。
When out of Favour，none know thee；when in，thou dost not knowthyself.
工作未完就付钱，工作价值会贬值。
He that pays for Work before it's done，has but a pennyworth fortwopence.
人有一技之长，即有收入与荣誉。
He that has a Trade，has an Office of Profit and Honour.
凡事以愤怒开始，结果必以失败告终。
Whate'er's begun in anger ends in shame.
给他人一次伤害还不如自己多次受到伤害。
It is better to take many Injuries than to give one.
和吃喝一样，凡事都要节制。
Excess in all other Things whatever，as well as in Meat and Drink，is also to be avoided.
愚者的心长在嘴上，智者的嘴长在心上。
The heart of a fool is in his mouth，but the mouth of a wise manis in his heart.
不愚昧，不精明，但要做个明白人。
Be neither silly，nor cunning，but wise.
生活安逸的人，知道的不全说，看到的不乱说。
He that would live in peace &at ease，Must not speak all heknows，nor judge all he sees.
聪明反被聪明误，玩笑不总是微微一笑就能原谅。
Excess of Wit may oftentimes beguile： Jests are not always pardon'd—by a Smile.
语言具有双面性，虽难生大辱，却容易招致深仇。
There's small Revenge in Words，but Words may be greatlyrevenged.
告诉别人自己的秘密，等于出卖自己的自由。
To whom thy secret thou dost tell，To him thy freedom thou dost sell.
让你的不满成为秘密——若让别人知道，不仅遭到鄙视，而且更添不满。
Let thy discontents be thy Secrets；—if the world knows them，'twill despise thee and increase them.
要想让父母因你自豪，就要在他们的有生之年和过世之后成为他们的骄傲。
Honour thy Father and Mother，i.e.Live so as to be an Honour tothem tho'they are dead.
言谈是不分阶级的，不管对国王还是奴隶。
Speak with contempt of none，from slave to king.
先人的荣誉只属于先人，自己的荣誉要靠自己创造。
Let our Fathers and Grandfathers be valued for their Goodness，ourselves for our own.
责任不是因被要求才有益，而是因有益才被要求。
Nor is a Duty beneficial because it is commanded，but it iscommanded，because it's beneficial.
大错就源自于对小错的视而不见。
Neglect mending a small Fault，and 'twill soon be a great One.
如果你在饭后感觉疲乏沉重，这是由于吃得过多。饮食是为了补充恢复体力，而不是变得困乏不振。
If thou art dull and heavy after Meat，it's a sign thou hastexceeded the due Measure；for Meat and Drink ought to refresh theBody，and make it chearful，and not to dull and oppress it.
人孰无过，改即圣明，固则恶魔。
To err is human，to repent divine，to persist devilish.
蠢人才会选择诡计和背叛，因为他们缺乏足够的智慧来做一个诚实的人。
Tricks and Treachery are the Practice of Fools，that have not Witenough to be honest.
最好的医生就是明白大多数药物无效的人。
He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the mostmedicines.
唯有良好教养的人才懂得如何承认缺点和错误。
None but the well—bred man knows how to confess a fault，oracknowledge himself in an error.
世界上最高尚的问题是：我能做什么善事？
The noblest question in the world is What Good may I do in it？
必需之品无须讨价还价。
Necessity never made a good bargain.
人之所以变得更加谦虚、更加明智是因为他走过弯路，受过挫折。
After crosses and losses men grow humbler &wiser.
善待朋友能留住他，善待敌人能争取他。
Do good to thy Friend to keep him，to thy enemy to gain him.
选择朋友要慢慢来，更换朋友更要慢慢来。
Be slow in chusing a Friend，slower in changing.
娶妻其实娶的是关怀。
He that takes a wife，takes care.
假如你渴望被爱，那么就去爱他人，并让自己变得可爱。
If you would be loved，love and be loveable.
如果你不想让敌人知道你的秘密，那么对朋友也不要吐露秘密。
If you would keep your Secret from an enemy，tell it not to afriend.
智者借鉴别人的不幸，傻瓜却从自己的遭遇中吸取教训。
Wise Men learn by others harms；Fools by their own.
阅读使人充实，思索使人深刻，交谈使人明晰。
Reading makes a full Man，Meditation a profound Man，discoursea clear Man.
若有人夸我，我也会把他当成好朋友一样夸他。
If any man flatters me，I'll flatter him again；tho'he were my bestFriend.
慷慨不是给得多，而是给得对。
Liberality is not giving much but giving wisely.
昨天的面包好，今天的肉新鲜，去年的酒醇香。
Give me yesterday's Bread，this Day's Flesh，and last Year'sCyder.
宽松的法律很少有人遵守，严苛的法律很少能被执行。
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed；too severe，seldomexecuted.
做了不该做的事，就要听不好听的话。
If you do what you should not，you must hear what you would not.
不要做你不了解的事。
Do not do that which you would not have known.
能够接受指责并改正错误的人，即使不是聪明人，离聪明也不远了。
He that can bear a Reproof，and mend by it，if he is not wise，is ina fair way of being so.
享受现在，勿忘过去；对于死亡，不要害怕，无须期盼。
Enjoy the present hour，be mindful of the past；And neither fearnor wish the Approaches of the last.
突如其降的权力容易让人骄傲，突如其来的自由容易让人放纵，良好的行为举止是逐步养成的。
Sudden Power is apt to be insolent，Sudden Liberty saucy；thatbehaves best which has grown gradually.
一次失足可以挽回，一次失言无法弥补。
A Slip of the Foot you may soon recover：But a Slip of theTongue you may never get over.
与缺点作战，与邻居和睦，祝你一年更比一年好。
Be at War with your Vices，at Peace with your Neighbours，and letevery New—Year find you a better Man.
磨砺是一所大学。
The Things which hurt，instruct.
人在弱冠之年，应该以己身的意愿为先；人到而立之年，应该以自己的智慧为先；而处在不惑之年，则应该以自己的判断力为先。
At 20years of age the Will reigns；at 30the Wit；at 40theJudgment.
年轻人阳光冲动，老年人谦逊多疑。谷穗未熟时谷立而挺，成熟后就低下了头。
Youth is pert and positive，Age modest and doubting：So Earsof Corn when young and light，stand bolt upright，but hang their Headswhen weighty，full，and ripe.
成功毁掉了很多人。
Success has ruin'd many a Man.
吃可以让自己心情愉悦，而穿只是为了取悦别人。
Eat to please thyself，but dress to please others.
很多人抱怨自己记忆力不好，但是很少有人说自己的判断力差。
Many complain of their Memory，few of their Judgment.
最期望得到的礼物不是别人白给的，而是自己努力得到的。
Gifts much expected，are paid，not given.
世界上最容易的事情是自欺欺人。
It's the easiest Thing in the World for a Man to deceive himself.
能用到的知识，并没有多深奥。
Most of the Learning in use，is of no great Use.
赞扬不该赞扬的，就是一种极度侮辱。
Praise to the undeserving，is severe Satyr.
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