【英漢對照】英語諺語與名人名言集錦：Learning and Teaching
Life is short and art is long.
人生短暫，學術無涯。
He alone is poor who does not possess knowledge.
沒有知識，才是貧窮。
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
知識是寶庫，而實踐是開啟寶庫的鑰匙。
Wit once bought is worth twice taught.
一次親身的經驗，抵得上兩次老師的教導。
Expericence is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.
— Aldous Leonard Huxley, American writer
經驗不會從天而降；經驗只有通過實踐才能獲得。
—— 美國作家 A.L. 赫胥黎
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.
如果一個人傾其所有以求學問，那麼這些學問是沒有人能拿走的。
The wise man is always a good listener.
智者善聽人言。
Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education: dancing with the feet, with ideas, with works, and ,need I add that one must also be able to dance with the pen？
——Friedrich W. Nietzsche, German philosopher
所有高尚教育的課程表裡都不能沒有各種形式的跳舞：用腳跳舞，用思想跳舞，用言語跳舞，不用說，還需用筆跳舞。
——德國哲學家 尼采
Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance.
——Durant, American historian
教育是一個逐步發現自己無知的過程。
——美國曆史學家 杜蘭特
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
— William Rogers, American humorist
所有人都是無知的，只是在不同的方面罷了。
—— 美國幽默家W. 羅傑斯
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
——Aristotle, Ancient Greek philosopher
教育的根是苦的，但其果實是甜的。
——古希臘哲學家 亞里士多德
Hold what you really know and tell what you do not know; this will lead to knowledge.
— Confucius, ancient Chinese educator and philosopher
知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也。
——中國古代教育家、哲學家 孔子
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom and prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.
— Omar Bradley, American general
這是個只有核巨人和道德侏儒的世界。如果我們繼續無知而隨意地發展科技， 我們的僕人也許就是我們的掘墓人。
—— 美國上將 O. 佈雷德利
節選自《大學英語新概念閱讀教程》（第三冊）（主編 李華田，武漢大學出版社，2012年6月）
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