文章做到极处，无有他奇，只是恰好；人品做到极处，无有他异，只是本然。
When a
piece of writing reaches the acme of perfection, it is not because it contains
some miraculous ingredient, but because it is written in exactly the right way.
When a man refines his moral character to the point of perfection, he does so
not with the aid of any magic formula, but by letting his pure inborn nature
shine forth.
（保罗·怀特
译）
When a
piece of writing is made to have reached the acme of perfection, what counts is
not how peculiar its style appears but the right way in which it is expressed and
the right extent it has attained. When a man has refined his moral standing to the
loftiest realm, what deserves to be admired is not how outstanding he behaves
but how exactly he acts in accord with his pure and honest inborn nature.
（周文标
译）
An
excellent text is nothing particular but just appropriate. An excellent
personality is nothing special but just natural.
（李兆良
译）
The
acme of good writing is nothing special: it is only being just right; the acme
of good character is nothing unusual: it is only being one’s natural self.
（蒋坚松
译）
An
essay wrought to perfection is not so remarkable as it is simply just right.
Human character brought to perfection is not so unusual as it is simply innate.
（Robert
Aitken & Daniel W. Y. Kwok 译） |
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