情境和状态

1. 无常

无常

eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die · you win some, you lose some · a wonder lasts but nine days · all good things come to an end

2. Futility

a dead bee makes no honey · after death the doctor · after meat mustard · if it ain't broke don't fix it

3. Inevitability

best of friends must part · history repeat itself · a man can die but once · accidents will happen in the best of families

4. 平衡与适度

平衡与适度

a little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men · a little of what you fancy does you good · better a little fire to warm us than a great one to burn us · better late than never

5. 改变与转型

改变与转型

there is nothing new under the sun · a new broom sweeps clean but the old brush knows all the corners · every age has its book · from the sweetest wine the tartest vinegar

6. 可能性与不可能性

可能性与不可能性

you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink · above black there is no color · every man has a fool in his sleeve · fools may sometimes speak to the purpose

7. 确定性与不确定性

确定性与不确定性

nothing is surer than death · nothing is certain but the unforeseen · call no man happy till he dies · not halloo till you are out of the woods

8. 机会与运气

机会与运气

a cherry year a merry year · a little wit may save a fortunate man · bad luck often brings good luck · better to be born lucky than rich

9. 困难与逆境

困难与逆境

life is not all beer and skittles · prosperity makes friends and adversity tries them · sometimes darkness can show you the light · longest mile is the last mile home

10. Desperation

needs must when the devil drives · a drowning man will clutch at a straw · a hungry wolf is fixed to no place · port in a storm