the oracle was once asked to name the wisest man in greece, and replied that socrates was truly the wisest.
有一次,求神谕者问希腊最大智慧的人是谁,回答说苏格拉底实在智慧最大。
yes, it always pays when the wife believes and admits that her husband is the wisest man in the world and that whatever he does is right.
是的,如果一个妻子看到并且认定她的丈夫最懂事,不管做什么事都是对的,她总是会得到最好的报酬的。
the wisest man preaches no doctrines; he has no scheme.
最大的智者不鼓吹任何学说,没有任何体系。
even the wisest man has the time of being foolish.
每个人都有糊涂的时候。
the wisest man is not endued with perfect wisdom.
最聪明的人也并不具有绝对的智慧。
he is the wisest man who does not think himself so.
不自作聪明便是最大的聪明。
one may almost doubt if the wisest man has learned anything of absolute value by living.
我们大可怀疑,那最明智的人,活了一世,又能学得多少绝对有价值的东西呢?
love makes of the wisest man a fool; and of the most foolish women sage.
爱情使最聪明的男人成为傻瓜,而使最愚蠢的女人变得贤惠。
neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection.
即使是最睿智的人也不能道出他所有的秘密;他也永远不会因为了解了她所有的美丽而对其失去好奇。
he is the wisest man who does not think himself so.
不自以为聪明的人是最聪明的人。
the wisest man who ever lived said: 「there is more happiness in giving than in receiving.」
一个智者在生前曾经说过「付出比获得更加让人快乐。」
he was generally considered the wisest man and the greatest writer then living in england.
他被公认为当时英国最有智慧和最伟大的作家。
if the wisest man is too showy of his knowledge and intelligence, he is possible to be hurt by them.
这样看来人的知识、智能是有它局限性的,就是神通也有其不足的地方。
if the wisest man antagonizes too many people or is too showy, he also is doomed to be framed.
聪明绝顶的人如果树敌太多、太招人窥视,也难逃被人谋害的命运。
examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer. ——charles colton.
甚至对最有準备的人来说,考试也是难对付的,因为最大的蠢材也可能提出走出最聪明的人所能提出超出最聪明的人所能回答的问题。——柯顿。
the wisest man is the likeliest to possess all worldly blessings in an eminent degree.
世上最聪明的人最可能极大限度地拥有人间一切幸福。
the wisest man of his day, solomon, faced a similar frustration and disappointment.
就连当时最为智慧的所罗门,也有同样的挫折和失望。
the wisest man cannot know everything.
即使是最聪明的人也不能什么都知道。