It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.

  • -- Thucydides 修昔底德

有非常聪明的人掌管事务,往往是一件不幸的事。他们对普通人期望过高。

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Anything that is worth doing has been done frequently. Things hitherto undone should be given, I suspect, a wide berth.

任何值得做的事情都经常被做。我认为,迄今未做的事情应该敬而远之。

I am frequently astonished that it so often results in correct predictions of experimental results.

我经常感到惊讶的是,它经常导致对实验结果的正确预测。

We interest others by the misfortune we spread around us.

我们周围的不幸使别人感兴趣。

In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?

在不幸中,哪个朋友仍然是朋友?