239.不要打破沙鍋問到底
不要打破沙鍋問到底。做人更重要的是明白事理。所知超出所需,就會弄鈍你的武器,因為鋒利的刀刃容易卷口或者豁口。了解常識性的事實最為妥當。了解事情沒有錯,但不要揪住細枝末節(jié)不放。評論太多就會引起爭議。明白事理要好得多,這樣就不會偏離正在做的事情。
239.Do not be captious
Do not be captious. It is much more important to be sensible. To know more than is necessary blunts your weapons, for fine points generally bend or break. Commonsense truth is the surest. It is well to know but not to niggle. Lengthy comment leads to disputes. It is much better to have sound sense, which does not wander from the matter in hand.