20.生逢其時的人
生逢其時的人。最珍稀的人總是有賴于他們所處的時代。不是每個人都能生而逢時;即便是生而逢時,也未必能把握時機(jī)。有些人本應(yīng)生在更美好的年代,因?yàn)樯屏贾瞬⒎菬o往而不勝。萬物都有自己的時代,就連優(yōu)秀的品質(zhì)也要看它是否跟得上潮流。智者的一個優(yōu)勢在于:智者不朽。哪怕現(xiàn)在不得志,今后也定會流芳百世。
20.A man of the age
A man of the age. The rarest individuals depend on their age. It is not every one that finds the age he deserves, and even when he finds it he does not always know how to utilize it. Some men have been worthy of a better century, for every species of good does not always triumph. Things have their period; even excellences are subject to fashion. The sage has one advantage: he is immortal. If this is not his century many others will be.