जो इंसान भाग्य पर कुछ भी नहीं छोड़ता, वह शायद ही कोई काम गलत करे, लेकिन वह बहुत कम काम ही कर पाएगा।
He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.
He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.
कमजोर लोग किताबों में पढ़ी अच्छी बातों का भी गलत मतलब निकाल लेते हैं, क्योंकि किताबें उन्हें अपनी गलतियों को सही साबित करने के लिए और नए बहाने दे देती हैं।
Weak men are the worse for the good sense they read in books because it furnisheth them only with more matter to mistake.
Weak men are the worse for the good sense they read in books because it furnisheth them only with more matter to mistake.
कोई भी इंसान इतना मूर्ख नहीं होता कि उसमें कभी-कभार धूर्त बनने की अकल न हो; और न ही कोई इतना शातिर धूर्त होता है कि उसमें कभी-कभार मूर्खता दिखाने की कमजोरी न हो।
No man is so much a fool as not to have wit enough sometimes to be a knave; nor any so cunning a knave as not to have the weakness sometimes to play the fool.
No man is so much a fool as not to have wit enough sometimes to be a knave; nor any so cunning a knave as not to have the weakness sometimes to play the fool.
लोग केवल उन्हीं कानूनों को समझ पाते हैं जिनका असर वे खुद महसूस करते हैं।
Men seldom understand any laws but those they feel.
Men seldom understand any laws but those they feel.
ज्यादातर लोग अपनी बात का इस्तेमाल अपनी समझदारी दिखाने के बजाय अपनी ही नासमानी का सबूत देने के लिए करते हैं।
Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.
Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.
शायद ही कोई इंसान इतना उसूलों पक्का होगा कि सफाई पेश करते वक्त सच से थोड़ा-बहुत फेरबदल न करे।
There is hardly any man so strict as not to vary a little from truth when he is to make an excuse.
There is hardly any man so strict as not to vary a little from truth when he is to make an excuse.
जब आम लोग अपनी आज़ादी के लिए संघर्ष करते हैं, तो जीत के बाद उन्हें शायद ही कुछ मिलता है, सिवाय नए मालिकों के। सत्ता अक्सर इतनी अहंकारी और आज़ादी इतनी ढीठ हो जाती है कि वे शायद ही कभी तालमेल बिठा पाते हैं।
When the People contend for their Liberty, they seldom get anything by their Victory but new masters. Power is so apt to be insolent and Liberty to be saucy, that they are very seldom upon good Terms.
When the People contend for their Liberty, they seldom get anything by their Victory but new masters. Power is so apt to be insolent and Liberty to be saucy, that they are very seldom upon good Terms.
कानून में इतने विरोधाभास और बदलाव हैं कि इसे ठीक से 'कानून तोड़ने वाला' कहा जा सकता है। यह परिभाषित किए जाने के लिए बहुत ज्यादा बदल चुका है: इसे सुसमाचार (गॉस्पेल) से थोड़ा ही कम रहस्य बना दिया गया है। ऐसा लगता है कि पादरी और वकील, फ्रीमेसन की तरह, यह कसम खाकर बैठते हैं कि वे इस राज़ का कभी खुलासा नहीं करेंगे।
The law hath so many contradictions and varyings from itself, that the law may not improperly be called a law-breaker. It is become too changeable a thing to be defined: it is made little less a Mystery than the Gospel. The clergy and the lawyers, like the Freemasons, may be supposed to take an oath not to tell the secret.
The law hath so many contradictions and varyings from itself, that the law may not improperly be called a law-breaker. It is become too changeable a thing to be defined: it is made little less a Mystery than the Gospel. The clergy and the lawyers, like the Freemasons, may be supposed to take an oath not to tell the secret.
जो इंसान यह सोचता है कि उसकी नौकरी या पद उसकी औकात से कम है, वह निश्चित रूप से उस पद के काबिल नहीं बन पाएगा।
He who thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place.
He who thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place.
यह सोचने की वजह है कि दुनिया के सबसे मशहूर दार्शनिक भी कामकाज के मामलों में अनाड़ी साबित होते, लेकिन इसकी वजह यह है कि वे इन चीज़ों को तुच्छ समझते थे।
There is reason to think the most celebrated philosophers would have been bunglers at business; but the reason is because they despised it.
There is reason to think the most celebrated philosophers would have been bunglers at business; but the reason is because they despised it.
व्यवसाय कर रहे लोगों को अपने विरोधियों से उतना खतरा नहीं होता, जितना अपने मातहत काम करने वाले लोगों से खतरा होता है।
Men in business are in as much danger from those at work under them as from those that work against them.
Men in business are in as much danger from those at work under them as from those that work against them.
हमारे अच्छे और बुरे गुण आपस में मिलकर ऐसे गुणों को जन्म देते हैं जो माता-पिता दोनों की झलक दिखाते हैं।
Our virtues and vices couple with one another, and get children that resemble both their parents.
Our virtues and vices couple with one another, and get children that resemble both their parents.
दुनिया में इस तरह जियो कि वह तुम्हारे ऊपर किसी ढीले-ढाले लिबास की तरह टंगी रहे, उससे बहुत ज्यादा बंधो मत।
You should live in the world so as it may hang about you like a loose garment.
You should live in the world so as it may hang about you like a loose garment.
ईर्ष्या कद में भले ही छोटी हो, लेकिन उसके हाथ बहुत लंबे होते हैं।
Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.
Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.
किसी साधारण परिवार के लिए राजाओं जैसी शान-शौकत अपनाने की इच्छा उसका सर्वनाश कर देती है।
A princely mind will undo a private family.
A princely mind will undo a private family.
कुछ लोगों की याददाश्त उस बक्से की तरह होती है जिसमें कोई इंसान अपने कीमती गहनों को पुराने जूतों के साथ मिला कर रख दे।
Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes.
Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes.
जब आदत के कारण किसी इंसान की सोच सिर्फ सौदेबाजी वाली बन जाती है, तो उसके पंख कट जाते हैं और वह कभी ऊंची उड़ान नहीं भर पाता। वह अपनी समझदारी को मुनाफे का गुलाम बना लेता है, और उसे मार्गदर्शक बनाने के बजाय एक मजदूर बना देता है।
When by habit a man cometh to have a bargaining soul, its wings are cut, so that it can never soar. It bindeth reason an apprentice to gain, and instead of a director, maketh it a drudge.
When by habit a man cometh to have a bargaining soul, its wings are cut, so that it can never soar. It bindeth reason an apprentice to gain, and instead of a director, maketh it a drudge.
जो लोग खुद का मनोरंजन नहीं कर सकते, उन्हें किसी न किसी की तलाश रहती है, भले ही वे किसी की परवाह न करते हों।
Men that cannot entertain themselves want somebody, though they care for nobody.
Men that cannot entertain themselves want somebody, though they care for nobody.
अगर हम यह जान सकें कि इंसान किन बातों को सबसे आसानी से याद रखता है, तो हम यह भी जान सकते हैं कि वह क्या काम सबसे आसानी से करेगा।
Could we know what men are most apt to remember, we might know what they are most apt to do.
Could we know what men are most apt to remember, we might know what they are most apt to do.
एक पैग़ंबर की सबसे बड़ी खूबी उसकी अच्छी याददाश्त होती है।
The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.
The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.
समझदार इंसान अपनी शंकाओं को काबू में रखता है, पर उन्हें हमेशा सचेत भी रखता है।
A wise man will keep his Suspicions muzzled, but he will keep them awake.
A wise man will keep his Suspicions muzzled, but he will keep them awake.