雙語(yǔ)智慧書·言語(yǔ)和行為共同打造完美之人

202．言語(yǔ)和行為共同打造完美之人
　　言語(yǔ)和行為共同打造完美之人。做人應(yīng)該言語(yǔ)得當(dāng)，行為得體。前者說明頭腦優(yōu)秀；后者顯示心靈美好。二者皆源自高貴的靈魂。言語(yǔ)是行為的影子，前者為陰，后者為陽(yáng)。因行為受人稱贊比用言語(yǔ)稱贊別人更重要。說話容易做事難。行動(dòng)是生命的本質(zhì)，言語(yǔ)只是裝飾品。卓越的行為可以永生，驚世的言語(yǔ)則容易消逝。行動(dòng)是思想的結(jié)果--如果思想是智慧的，那么行動(dòng)就是有效的。


202．Words and deeds make the perfect man
　Words and deeds make the perfect man. One should speak well and act honourably: the one is an excellence of the head, the other of the heart, and both arise from nobility of soul. Words are the shadows of deeds: the former are feminine, the latter masculine. It is more important to be renowned than to convey renown. Speech is easy, action hard. Actions are the stuff of life, words its frippery. Eminent deeds endure, striking words pass away Actions are the fruit of thought; if this is wise, they are effective.