EQ-IQ and Truth
情智与真理
You cant act like a skunk without someone getting wind of it.
如果别人闻不见，你就不会像臭鼬一样臭。
The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for five seconds and think for ten minutes.
我所喜欢的幽默是这么一类：让人笑五秒钟，想十分钟。
Look out how you use proud words. When you let proud words go， it is not easy to call them back.
使用豪言壮语时要留心。一言既出，驷马难追。
The less secure a man is， the more likely he is to have extreme prejudices.
一个人的安全感越小，他就有越深的偏见。
Problems loom large when men dont.
人无远虑，必有近忧。
There is no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
判断你喜欢一个人或憎恨一个人的最佳办法是与之同行。
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
习惯的锁链通常是小时难以觉察，大时难于挣脱。
The pessimist complains about the wind； the optimist expects it to change； the realist adjusts the sails.
悲观者抱怨风；乐观者期待风能改变方向；现实者则顺风整帆。
We often pardon those who bore us， but we cannot pardon those whom we bore.
我们通常原谅那些厌恶我们的人，但不宽恕那些我们讨厌的人。
There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.
即使是最明智的人，也总有愚蠢的时刻。
Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.
最使我们恼怒的自身缺点是在别人身上所看到的那些。
A man without patience is a lamp without oil.
没有耐心的人是盏没有油的灯。
Nothing lays itself open to the charge of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.
没有什么比直言真理更能暴露出浮夸的代价了。
We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks， but by his actions.
我们从一个人的行动而不是他的言论中了解他的思想。
Tears are the silent language of grief. To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
离开一些你想要的东西是欢乐所不可缺少的一部分。
The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
对付一时的愤怒的最好方式是长长的一段散步。
The most remarkable thing about pollsters is how they find so many people with no opinion.
对于预测选举的人来说，最奇怪的是怎么能找到那么多没有意见的人。
The older you get， the greater you were.
随着年龄的增加，你会变得了不起。
Wit has truth in it； wise cracking is simply calisthenics with words.
智慧中有真理，明智的警句只不过是语言的健美操。
Be curious always！ For knowledge will not acquire you； you must acquire it.
保持一颗好奇的心！因为知识不会去捕捉你，你要去获得它。
Bores bore each other， too， but it never seems to teach them anything.
讨厌的人也互相厌恶，但这并不能教会他们什么。
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
宇宙间充满了魔术般的事物，在耐心地等待着我们增长智慧。
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous； you may get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
站在马路中间是危险的，你可能被两边的车撞倒（中庸之道，腹背受敌）。
Argue for your limitations and， sure enough， theyre yours.
可以为你的局限性辩解，但不管怎样，它们都是属于你的。
You must always give people room to surprise you.If you dont， they will probably act like the boring people you expect them to be.
你要永远使别人对你感到惊奇，否则，他们会成为那种你所认为的讨厌而乏味的人。
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
想象力要比知识更重要。
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
不犯错误的人通常会一事无成。
The main signs of genius is not perfection but originality，the opening of new frontiers.
天才的最主要标志不是完美无缺，而是独创性，即找到通向新领域的通道。
Genius is the gold in the mine；talent is the miner who works and brings it out.
天赋是埋藏在矿里的黄金；才能是挖掘矿藏的矿工。
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is in your mind.
天才是将心里想到的东西付诸实施的能力。
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
最有力的争辩看上去只是一种解释。
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
想要通过争论去战胜无知的人是不可能的。
Just definitions either prevent or put an end to disputes.
正确的定义不但能避免争论，也能结束争论。
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
讲话的真正的艺术不仅是在适当时候讲适当的话，而且要在最诱人的时刻不要讲错误的话。
Short speeches are not always the best，but the best speeches are always short.
短话不一定是最好的，但最好的讲话却总是短的。
A knowing man is hot in arguing for truths sake；an ignorant man for opinions sake.
有知识的人激烈争论是为了辩明真理；无知的人激烈争论是为了固执己见。
Wit without learning is like a tree without fruit.
没有知识的机智犹如没有果实的树木。
Better sense in the head than cents in the pocket.
口袋里有钱不如头脑里有见识。
Wisdom is more precious than wealth.
智慧比财富更宝贵。
The poorest man in the world is he who has nothing but money.
世上最可怜的是除了钱以外什么也没有的人。
Cleverness does not take the place of knowledge.
聪明不能代替知识。
Every man has a fool in his sleeve.
人人都有不够聪明之处。
Presumption begins in ignorance and ends in ruin.
胆大妄为由无知开始，以毁灭告终。
Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.
所谓智慧是指有最好的方法谋取最好的结果。
All human wisdom is summed up in two words—wait and hope.
人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词：等待和希望。
If you have wit and learning，add to it wisdom and modesty.
有了才能与学识，还要加上智慧与谦虚。
A man who knows two languages is worth two men.
懂得两种语言的人抵得上两个人。
Wisdom first teaches what is right.
智慧首先教人明理。
Experience is the mother of knowledge.
经验是知识之母。
The deepest truths are the simplest and the most common.
最深刻的真理是最简单、最普通的道理。
All great truths are obvious truths but not all obvious truths are great truths.
伟大的理都是明摆着的事实。但不见得所有的明摆着的事实都是伟大的真理。
It is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮易当。
The clash of ideas is the sound of freedom.
意见的不一致是自由的心声。
Some people so treasure the truth that they use it with great economy.
有些人很“珍惜”真理，以致他们很吝啬地使用它。
Pride makes some men ridiculous but prevents others from becoming so.
傲慢使一些人变得可笑，但它却使别的人引以为鉴。
In skating over thin ice， our safety is in our speed.
在薄冰上滑冰，我们的安全要取决于速度。
People generally quarrel because they cant argue.
人们大多爱吵架，因为他们不会辩论。
That which you cannot give away， you do not possess， it possesses you.
那些你割舍不下的东西是不属于你的，相反，它控制你。
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority， it is time to pause and reflect.
当你发现你和大多数人意见一致时，就可以停留一下，反思了。
Good advice usually works best when preceded by a bad scare.
在危急的时刻，好的忠告通常得到最好的发挥利用。
Men may doubt what you say， but they will believe what you do.
人们可能会怀疑你所说的，但他们会相信你所做的。
The best advice yet given is that you dont have to take it.
最好的忠告却是你不必接受忠告。
You can get through life with bad manners， but its easier with good manners.
你可以用糟糕的方式生活，但如果选择好的方式，你会更容易地过日子。
If people were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation， it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.
如果人们有机会给下一代留下一份礼物，将使每一个人学会自我解嘲。
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
如果一个民族把特权凌驾于原则之上，它很快会把特权和原则都失去的。
We laugh at honor and are chocked to find traitors in our midst.
我们嘲笑荣誉，却惊奇地发现我们中有叛徒。
Presence is more than just being there.
参加不仅仅是出席就够了。