190.在万物中寻觅慰藉
在万物中寻觅慰藉。在无用之物里你也能找到慰藉:它们可以不朽。烦忧都可以得到补偿。谚语曰:傻瓜有福,丑女有夫。事物的价值越小,其生命就越长。有裂纹的杯子永远都不碎,耐用得让人厌烦。天妒英才,它让无用者长寿,而让天才早逝,以求得平衡。担当重任者面带悲伤;无足轻重之人,总是活得安然。要么看上去如此,要么确实如此。那些不幸的人认为,自己既被死亡之神遗忘,也未被幸运之神想起。
190.Findconsolationinallthings
Findconsolationinallthings。Eventheuselessmayfinditinbeingimmortal。Notroublewithoutcompensation。Foolsareheldtobelucky,andthegood-luckoftheuglyisproverbial。Beworthlittleandyouwilllivelong:itisthecrackedglassthatnevergetsbroken,butworriesonewithitsdurabilityItseemsthatFortuneenviesthegreat,soitequalizesthingsbygivinglonglifetotheuseless,ashortonetotheimportant。Thosewhobeartheburdencomesoontogrief,whilethosewhoareofnoimportanceliveonandon:inonecaseitappearsso,intheotheritisso。TheunluckythinkshehasbeenforgottenbybothDeathandFortune。