mother wit

基本解释

How much more profitable for the independent mind，after the mere rudiments of education ，to range through a library at random，taking down books as the mother wit suggests!
受到初步的基礎教育之後，對於願意獨立思考的人來說，在圖書館裡信手取下一本書來，根據個人的天賦隨意涉獵，這該是多大的好処啊！ (英國紐曼紅衣主教享利)
How much more profitable for the independent mind, after the mere rudiments of education, to range through a library at random, taking down books as the mother wit suggests!
受到初步的基礎教育之後，對於願意獨立思考的人，在圖書館裡信手取下一本書來，根據個人的天賦隨意涉獵，這該有多大的好処啊！
The ancients said: "Ingenuity in varying tactics depends on mother wit"; This "ingenuity" , which is what we mean by flexibility , is the contribution of the intelligent commander.
古人所謂“ 運用之妙，存乎一心”，這個“妙”，我們叫做霛活性，這是聰明的指揮員的出産品。

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