Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.

蠢人盖房子,聪明人买房子。

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Whenever I go to work I wear a jacket and a tie, because I'm inherently quite lazy, and my books take so long to do, and my publishers don't bug me, so it's so easy to fool yourself into thinking you're working harder than you really are.

我每次上班都穿夹克打领带,因为我天生就很懒,我的书要花很长时间才能完成,我的出版商也不烦我,所以很容易让自己误以为自己比实际工作更努力。

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

最好和最安全的事情是在你的生活中保持平衡,承认我们周围和我们内心的强大力量。如果你能做到这一点,并以这种方式生活,你真的是一个聪明人。

Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

有三样东西是很难驯服的:海洋、傻瓜和女人。我们也许不久就能驯服海洋;傻瓜和女人需要更长的时间。

Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.

同情的裂缝。建筑师和测量员常用的术语,指老化的房屋。我知道他们的意思。

Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.

房子是我的爱好之一。我可能应该成为一名室内设计师。

A fool may meet with good fortune, but the wise only profits by it.

傻瓜可能会遇到好运,但聪明人只会从中获益。