雙語智慧書·與人同行是成為偉人的捷徑

108．與人同行是成為偉人的捷徑
　　與人同行是成為偉人的捷徑。交流大有好處：人們可以分享彼此的風格與品味，在不知不覺間，我們的判斷力甚至才干都有所增長。讓毛躁之人與優(yōu)柔寡斷之人交往，同樣，其他氣質(zhì)之人亦應如此。這樣，無需苦心費力便能實現(xiàn)中庸。與人調(diào)和是一大藝術。相生相反，世界因之美麗，并不停地運轉(zhuǎn)--這種對立既可讓物質(zhì)世界和諧，更能讓精神世界融洽。以此原則選擇朋友或雇傭仆人，可通融兩個極端，找到更有效的中庸之道。


108．The path to greatness is along with others
　The path to greatness is along with others. Intercourse works well: manners and taste are shared, good sense and even talent grow insensibly. Let the impatient man then make a comrade of the sluggish, and so with the other temperaments, so that without any forcing the golden mean is obtained. It is a great art to agree with others. The alternation of contraries beautifies and sustains the world: if it can cause harmony in the physical world, still more can it do so in the moral. Adopt this policy in the choice of friends and defendants; by joining extremes the more effective middle way is found.