雙語智慧書·不要左右搖擺

71．不要左右搖擺
　　不要左右搖擺。不要讓你的言行因性情或做作而反常。能者常因保持最好的狀態(tài)而獲得人們的信任。如果他有所改變，那也是因為他有恰當(dāng)?shù)睦碛珊椭苋目紤]。行為反復(fù)無常十分有害。有些人天天都不一樣--他們的才智無定數(shù)，他們的意志更多變，于是運氣也無常。昨天的白變成了今天的黑，昨天的"是"到今天變成"不"。他們自毀名譽，也損害了別人對自己的信任。


71．Do not vacillate
　Do not vacillate. Do not let your actions be abnormal either from disposition or affectation. An able man is always the same in his best qualities; he gets the credit of trustworthiness. If he changes, he does so for good reason or good consideration. In matters of conduct change is hateful. There are some who are different every day; their intelligence varies, still more their will, and with this their fortune. Yesterday's white is today's black: today's No was yesterday's Yes. They always give the lie to their own credit and destroy their credit with others.