55．善于等待_智慧书（中英双语）

<h1>55．善于等待</h1>

善于等待。善于等待的人从不慌张，从不受控于自身情绪，有着一颗有耐心的高贵之心。人若想去管别人，首先要管好自己。在到达机会的核心之前，你得经过其外围。明智的犹疑使目标更有趣味，使手段更加成熟。时间老人的拐杖比赫克乐斯(1)的铁杖还好使。上帝惩戒人，用时间而非鞭子。正如一句伟大的箴言(2)所说：“给我时间，我能够以一敌二。”命运总是把头等奖颁给善于等待之人。

<h1>55．Wait</h1>

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) 希腊神话中的大力士，宙斯之子。

(2) 指西班牙国王查理一世（1516—1556），兼神圣罗马皇帝查理五世（1519—1556）所说的话。