人生哲学：星星之火，可以燎原

it's only the idle will be tired.

只有闲人才会感到疲倦。

there are two tragedies in life. one is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to gain it.

失去心中所欲的和得到心中所欲的，是人生的两大悲剧。

strong in action, gentle in method.

行动要坚强，方式要温和。

he who mistrusts most should be trusted least.

最不信任别人的人最不应该得到信任。


idleness is the root of all evils.

懒惰是万恶之源。

diligence redeems stupidity.

勤能补拙。

beware beginning.

以谨慎开始。

a friend in need is a friend indeed.


患难见真情。

strike the iron while it is hot.

趁热打铁。

it takes two to make a quarrel.

一个巴掌拍不响。

when shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.

鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。


a single spark can start a prairie fire.

星星之火，可以燎原。

one's sin will find one out.

坏事终归要败露。

a good name is better than riches.

声誉胜于财富。

haste trips over its own heels.


忙易出错。

a watched pot never boils.

心急喝不了热粥。

the greater the man, the more restrained his anger.

人越伟大，越能克制怒火。

speech is the image of actions.

语言是行动的反映。


better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

each man is the architect of his own fate.

每个人都是自己命运的建筑师。

birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.


天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累。

an open enemy is better than a hollow friend.

宁有公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。

a still tongue makes a wise head.

沉默者有智慧。

it is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

从崇高到荒谬只有一步之遥。


ordinary people think merely of how they will spend time, a man of intellect tries to use it.

常人只想如何消磨时间，智者则努力利用时间。

anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance.

愤怒以愚蠢开始，以后悔告终。

all lay load on the willing horse.

人善被人欺，马善被人骑。

he who commences many things finishes but a few.


样样都搞，完成者少。