一個具備耐心的人心靈是高尚的,他從不匆忙行事,也不會受情緒左右。能制己者方能制人。在觸及機會的核心之前,不妨先在時光中漫遊等待。明智的人會充分利用時機,明卻自己的目的,完善自己的方法。時光的拐杖比大力士赫克琉斯的鐵棒還要管用。上帝不是拿著棍棒來懲罰人,而是用時間。主曾經說過:時間與我作伴,則天下無敵矣。命運也總是把獎賞最先留給那些耐心等待的人。
巴爾塔沙 葛拉西安
Wait
It’s a sign of a noble heart dowered with patience, never to be in a hurry, never to be in a passion. First be master over yourself if you would be master over others. You must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the centre of opportunity. A wise reserve seasons the aims and matures the means. Time’s crutch effects more than the iron club of Hercules. God Himself chasteneth not with a rod but with time.He spake a great word who said, “Time and I against any two.” Fortune herself rewards waiting with the first prize.
Baltasar Gracian
Dower 賦予
Circumference 圓周
Season 通常會發生某事的時期
Crutch 拐杖
Iron club of Hercules 大力士赫克琉斯的鐵棒
Chasteneth 是chasten的古英語第三人稱單數形式
Rod 杆
Spake 古英文中speak的過去式
我覺得也不是一昧等待,要懂得抓住機會。當然前提是準備好自己的能力。共勉之。
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