a flow of words is no proof of wisdom.
口若悬河,不能证明真有才智。
it is easy to be wise after the event.
事后的诸葛亮容易做。
the wise man knows he knows nothing,the fool thinks the knows all.
聪明人自认一无所知,愚笨人自负无所不晓。
fools learn nothing from wise men;but wise men learn much from fools.
愚人不能从智者那里学到什么;而智者却能从愚人那里学到很多。
a fool always comes short of his reckoning.
愚人常短于心计。
a fool's heart dances on his lips.
愚人的心挂在唇边。
a fool always finds a greater fool than himself.
愚人总以为旁人比自己更傻。
a man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.
一个人可能说话如智者,而行为象愚人。
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he more riches a fool hath,the greater fool he is.
愚人越富越蠢。
never challenge a fool to do wrong.
不要怂恿愚人干错事。
it is better to please a fool than to anger him.
对愚人最好是使他高兴,而不是惹他发怒。
he is a fool who cannot be angry,but he is a wise man who will not.
不会发怒是蠢人,不愿发怒是聪明人。
wit without learning is like a tree without fruit.
没有学识的机智,犹如没有果实的树。
no man is wise at all times.
世上无一贯明智的人。
many heads are better than one.
几个脑袋总比一个脑袋强;三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。
virtue never grows old.
美德永不老。
virtue is the only true nobility.
万事不如美德高。
virtue is a jewel of great price.
美德乃是无价宝。
to be virtuous is to do good.
行善即是有德。
glory is the shadow of virtue.
荣誉是美德的影子。 [em26]作者: k!tty k!tty 时间: 2003-11-8 14:57