《窮理查智慧書》節(jié)選 2
【美】本杰明-富蘭克林著
“POOR RICHARD’S ALMANACK” by Benjamin frankin
勸人須談利益进胯，不擺理由逗鸣。
Would you persuade, speak of Interest, not of reason.
懂得讓自己的支出比收入少的人蛋济，你就擁有善于思考的點金之石旨袒。
If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher’s stone.
還清你欠的債，你就知道屬于你的到底是什么干签。
Pay what you owe, and you’ll know what’s your own.
連一分鐘都把握不住津辩，那就不要輕易浪費一個小時。
Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.
聰明人從別人的錯誤中學(xué)習(xí)容劳，愚蠢的人卻要從自己的錯誤中吸取教訓(xùn)喘沿。
Wise men learn by others harms, fools by their own.
好的判斷力是一件人人需要，很少人擁有竭贩，卻沒人想過他們要的東西蚜印。
Good sense is a thing all need, few have, and none think they want.
什么人是強(qiáng)大的？就是能改掉自己壞習(xí)慣的人留量。什么人是富有的窄赋，是豁達(dá)樂觀哟冬，知足常樂的人。 Who is strong? He that can conquer his bad habits.Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.
你想看到什么樣子的自己忆绰，做真實的自己浩峡。
What you would seem to be, be really.
時間是能治百病的藥。
Time is an herb that cures all diseases.
花錢每分都計較之人错敢，不僅可以養(yǎng)活自己翰灾，更能養(yǎng)活他人。
He that buys by the penny, maintains not only himself, but other people.
有耐心稚茅，能得到自己想要的一切纸淮。
He that can have patience can have what he will.
贈與別人的東西閃閃發(fā)光，收到的東西黯淡無光亚享。
What’s given shines, what’s receiv’d is rusty.
天氣晴好萎馅，要帶雨衣，學(xué)會提前未雨綢繆虹蒋。
When ‘tis fair be sure take your great coat with you.
勤勞面前糜芳，事事容易；懶惰背后魄衅，事事困難峭竣。
All things are easy to industry, all things difficult to sloth.
只顧埋頭勤奮苦干，哪需祈求晃虫。
Industry need not wish.
今天是昨天的門生皆撩。
Today is Yesterday’s Pupil.
當(dāng)你缺乏理智時，你需要的是更多的信念哲银。
You’re just so much more need of faith, as you have less of reason.
