No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.
有才能而性情舒缓的人一定是大人才;有智慧而心气平和的人方称之大智慧。
环境并不决定文化,但它为文化发展设定了限制并提供了可能性。
法律权威的概念对于法律系统的运作至关重要。
"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."
The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.
Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes.
释义:当遭受他人的侮辱时,要能做到面不改色,保持常态;察觉到别人的过失,绝不四处宣扬;发现对方的奸诈意图,也不会因愤怒而立即摊牌。真正的关键在于,要将自己的才能与锋芒隐藏起来,耐心等待最适合行动的时机。一个人若立志成为翱翔天际的苍鹰,就不要去参与枝头鸟雀的无谓争斗。