1. By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
1. 通过赞美,别人身上的优点就成为了自己的财富。

2. The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.
2. 理智真正的伟大之处在于它帮助我们与没有理智的人相处。

3. It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
3. 将愚人从他们所敬拜的锁链下解放出来是非常困难的。

4. There are men who can think no deeper than a fact.
4. 有些人的思考只停留在表面。

5. Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.
5. 如果有人能使你相信荒唐的事,那他也有能力使你犯下罪恶与不公的错误。

6. Anything too stupid to be said is sung.
6. 说出来愚蠢的话,唱出来就不一样了。

7. No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
7. 雪崩时没有一片雪花会有负罪感。

8. Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.
8. 政府既需要牧羊人也需要屠夫。

9. One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
9. 不参政的后果就是被不如你的人统治。

10. No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.
10. 老师教不好想当老师的人,统治者统治不好想当统治者的人。