《穷理查智慧书》节选3
【美】本杰明-富兰克林著
“POOR RICHARD’S ALMANACK” by Benjamin frankin
要多读书，不过不要（随便乱)读太多书。
Read much, but not many books.
随雅士学习文明的语言，混迹市井间说通俗话。
Write with the learned, pronounce with the vulgar.
比起登上凯旋的战车，凯撒更在乎自己战胜自己。
Caesar did not merit the triumphal car more than he that conquers himself.
(历史上记录“恺撒击败庞培Caesar'svictory over Pompey“史称恺撒大帝，恺撒出身贵族，出任高卢总督，在8年的时间里征服了高卢全境-今法国一带。公元前49年，他率军占领罗马，打败庞培，集大权于一身。)
萌发一个小小的善念要比通过强取豪夺和暴力流血去获得到的权威和地位更有益。
A little well-gotten will do us moregood, than lordships and scepters by rapine and blood.
明智之人从敌人那里得到的好处远比从他朋友中的愚蠢之人要多。
The wise man draws more advantage fromhis enemies, than the fool from his friends.
掌控自己的生意，不是被它所驱使。
Drive thy business, or it will drive thee.
带来伤害的东西也同时会传授你学到新知。
The things which hurt, instruct.
智慧的门从不关闭。
The doors of wisdom are never shut.
草药价值多，人的美德少。
Much virtue in herbs, little in men.
找到适量饮食的准则。
Rules to find out a fit measure of meat anddrink.
吃喝要定量，根据身体允许的份量来定，还要对心智有利。
Eat and drink such an exact quantity as theconstitution of the body allows of, in reference to the services of the mind.
动脑学习的人不应比辛勤劳作的人吃的多，他们的消化能力没这么好。
They that study much, ought not to eat somuch those that work hard, their digestion being not so good.
找出适合自己质量和数量的饮食，持续坚持。
The exact quantity and quality being foundout, is to be kept constantly.
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