人类特征与品质

1. 自然特质与倾向

自然特质与倾向

a leopard cannot change its spots · an ape is an ape a varlet is a varlet though they can be clad in silk or scarlet · wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature · fox may grow grey but never good

2. Patience

patience is a plaster for all sores · a handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains · good things come to those who wait · it will be all the same a hundred years hence

3. 勇敢与懦弱

勇敢与懦弱

better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep · cowards die many times before their death · no guts no glory · a bully is always a coward

4. 真诚与不真诚

真诚与不真诚

a friend's frown is better than a fool's smile · all are not friends that speak us fair · fear the enemy that attacks you but the fake friend that hugs you · false friends are worse than open enemies

5. 骄傲与谦逊

骄傲与谦逊

boughs that bear most hang lowest · a loaded wagon makes no noise · higher the monkey climbs the more he shows his tail · honors change manners

6. 懒惰与闲散

懒惰与闲散

idle folk have the least leisure · there will be sleeping enough in the grave · a lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy · an idle brain is the devil's workshop

7. Greed

desire has no limit · go for wool and come home shorn · greedy never gets · more you get the more you want

8. Selfishness

every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost · every miller draws water to his own mill · near is my shirt but nearer is my skin · self-preservation is the first law of nature

9. 外貌

外貌

beauty is in the eye of the beholder · beauty is only skin deep · a good horse cannot be of a bad color · fairest rose is at last withered

10. 兴趣与偏好

兴趣与偏好

every man has his hobby-horse · every man to his taste · one man's meat is another man's poison · heart wants what it wants