All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.

  • -- John Quincy Adams 约翰·昆西·亚当斯

只要有可能,所有的人都声称自己是诚实的。相信所有人都诚实是愚蠢的。相信没有这样的人更糟糕。

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Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean.

他们中有些人自称对哥伦比亚号的所有主要水域都很熟悉,他们向我保证,除了大海,这些水域没有别的联系。

There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where they have performed poorly.

没有什么比在表现不好的地方表现出色更能让男人讨厌的了。

O all you who believe, seek you help in patience and prayer; surely God is with the patient.

凡信的人哪,求你在忍耐和祷告上帮助我。上帝肯定与病人同在。

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.

当大量的男性找不到工作时,就会导致失业。

I really believe everything is here for us to be very successful.

我真的相信一切都在这里,我们会非常成功。

Enjoy your little while the fool is seeking for more.

趁愚昧人多求的时候,享受你的一点。

The world is in the hands of fools.

世界掌握在蠢人手中。