Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.

-- H. L. Mencken 门肯

在一个人说话之前，总可以有把握地假定他是个傻瓜。在他讲话之后，很少有必要假定这一点。

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We assume that good-looking people are smarter and more effective than they really are, and that homely people are the reverse.

我们认为长得好看的人比他们实际上更聪明、更有效率，而长相平平的人恰恰相反。

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Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.

逻辑的结果是愚人的稻草人和智者的灯塔。

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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.

为了得到不能失去的东西而付出不能保留的东西的人不是傻瓜。

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