雙語智慧書·眾人喜歡之物，個(gè)人不要譴責(zé)

270．眾人喜歡之物，個(gè)人不要譴責(zé)
　　眾人喜歡之物，個(gè)人不要譴責(zé)。能取悅大眾的事物，必有其可取之處--即使難以解釋原因，也不防礙它受到歡迎。特立獨(dú)行，總是遭人憎恨，如果還理虧，就會(huì)被當(dāng)成笑柄。你傷害不到你譴責(zé)的東西，只能破壞人們對(duì)你的品味的尊敬，而遺棄你這個(gè)人和你的品味。如果你不能發(fā)現(xiàn)事物中好的方面，就掩藏好你的愚蠢，不要隨便譴責(zé)。一般來說，品味低下總是源于無知。眾人所說，就是如此，要么將是如此。


270．Do not condemn alone that which pleases all
　Do not condemn alone that which pleases all. There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained it is certainly enjoyed. Singularity is always hated, and, when in the wrong, laughed at. You simply destroy respect for your taste rather than do harm to the object of your blame, and are left alone, you and your bad taste. If you cannot find the good in a thing, hide your incapacity and do not damn it straightway. As a general rule bad taste springs from want of knowledge. What all say, is so, or will be so.