雙語智慧書·善于等待

55．善于等待
　　善于等待。善于等待的人從不慌張，從不受控于自身情緒，有著一顆有耐心的高貴之心。人若想去管別人，首先要管好自己。在到達(dá)機(jī)會(huì)的核心之前，你得經(jīng)過其外圍。明智的猶疑使目標(biāo)更有趣味，使手段更加成熟。時(shí)間老人的拐杖比赫克樂斯(1)的鐵杖還好使。上帝懲戒人，用時(shí)間而非鞭子。正如一句偉大的箴言(2)所說："給我時(shí)間，我能夠以一敵二。"命運(yùn)總是把頭等獎(jiǎng)?lì)C給善于等待之人。


55．Wait
　Wait. It's a sign of a noble heart dowered with patience, never to be in a hurry, never to be in a passion. First be master over yourself if you would be master over others. You must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the centre of opportunity. A wise reserve seasons the aims and matures the means. Time's crutch effects more than the iron club of Hercules. God Himself chastenes not with a rod but with time. He spoke a great word who said, "Time and I against any two." Fortune rewards waiting with the first prize.
　　
(1) 希臘神話中的大力士，宙斯之子。
(2) 指西班牙國王查理一世（1516-1556），兼神圣羅馬皇帝查理五世（1519-1556）所說的話。