一言足以招大祸,故古人守口如瓶,惟恐其覆坠也;一行足以玷终身,故古人饬躬若壁,惟恐有瑕疵也。
译文:一句话说得不对,就能招致大祸,所以古人就知道守口如瓶,谨言慎行,就是害怕遭受杀身之祸;行为不检点,有失分寸,就能毁坏名节,所以古人就知道守身如玉,端正行为,就是害怕品行有污点瑕疵。赏析:口不择言,祸就会从口出,轻则得罪他人,重则招致杀身之祸。逢人且说三分话,未可全抛一片心。一个人在说任何话做任何事之前,必须要考虑后果。
It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.
Recursion is the root of computation since it trades description for time.
The best ideas often come from the intersection of different disciplines.