A rich man, it is said, once asked a learned man why it was that learned men were so often to be seen in the houses of the rich, though rich men were very rarely seen in the houses of the learned men.
据说一位有钱人曾经问一位有学问的人:为什么经常看见有学问的人出现在有钱人家里,而很少看见有钱人出现在有学问的人家里。
A rich man, it is said, once asked a leamed man why it was that men of science were so often to be seen at the doors of the rich, though rich men were very rarely seen at the doors of the learned.
一次有个富人问一个有学问的人,为什么人们经常在富人家看见搞学问的人,而很少在学者的家里看见富人。
Though the wisdom or virtue ofone can very rarely make many happy, the folly or vice ofone may often make many miserable.
智慧和美德的行为很难得到很多愉快,而愚蠢和罪恶行径却往往导致许多痛苦。
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