Goethe's Tolerance¹

Goethe was once strolling on a narrow path in a park in Weimar. As luck would have it, he met with a critic who was hostile to him. Both of them stopped, staring at each other. Then the critic said.

"I will never make way for a fool."

"But I will," with that Goethe retreated aside.

歌德的容忍

　　有一次，歌德在魏玛一个公园的小路上散步。那条小路很窄，偏偏遇上了一个对他心存敌意的评论家。他们都停下来看着对方。评论家开口了：

“我从来不会给一个傻瓜让路。”

“但我会。”说完，歌德退到一旁。