In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
欲报仇者与敌同级;置之不理者胜于敌。
If you are wronged and take revenge, you stoop to the level of the wrongdoer. You are no better than the person who wronged you. However, if you let it go and forget about the wrong, you are superior to the person who did you harm. As Bacon once said, “In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.”
如果你被误解而采取报复手段,那么你就贬低自己的身分成为做坏事的人了。你比那个冤枉你的人好不到哪里去。然而,如果你不计较而将该错误遗忘,你就比伤害你的人卓越。培根曾说:“欲报仇者与敌同级;置之不理者胜于敌。”