寇难至,躄者告盲者,盲者负而走,两人皆活。得其所能也。
——《淮南子》
The
Blind Man and the Lame Man
A certain country was
invaded by its enemy. When a lame man there told a blind man of this, the blind
man carried the lame one on his back and they escaped together. They did this
by making use of each other’s strong points.
Huai
Nan Zi (杨宪益、戴乃迭 译) |