Ambition and Zeal(雄心與熱誠)
Ambition loses many a man. 。 |
野心使許多人失敗 |
Ambition makes people diligent. 。 |
雄心使人勤勉 |
Zeal, when it is a virtue, is a dangerous one. 。 |
把熱誠當作美德是危險的 |
Zeal without prudence is frenzy. 。 |
熱誠不夠謹慎猶若瘋狂 |
Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. |
熱心有餘,知識不足。志大才疏猶如脫韁之馬。 |
Zeal too often lacks discretion. |
熱心有餘,審慎不足。 |
Zeal is fit only for wise men, but is found mostly in fools. |
熱誠只適宜於智者,但熱誠多半在愚者身上。 |
To do one thing well is a worthy ambition. |
把一件事做好,這就是一個有價值的雄心。 |
The higher the mountain, the greater descent. |
山愈高,峭壁愈陡。爬得愈高,跌得愈深。 |
The best is the enemy of the good. |
「 最好」往往成為「好」的敵人。(目標太高反而失敗。) |
Seek mickle, and get something; seek little, and get nothing. |
尋找多一些,就得著一些。尋找少一些,就一無所得。 |
Seek and ye shall find. [Matthew 7:7] |
尋找,就尋見。(馬太福音7:7) |
Better ride on an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me. |
騎馬摔一跤不如騎驢往前走。 |
He that stays in the valley shall never get over the hill. |
固步自封。 |
Nothing is difficult to a man whom ambition fires. |
對於雄心萬丈的人來說,世上沒有難成的事。 |
資料來源:Proverbs
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