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!
受到初步的基础教育之后，对于愿意独立思考的人来说，在图书馆里信手取下一本书来，根据个人的天赋随意涉猎，这该是多大的好处啊！ (英国纽曼红衣主教享利)
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!
受到初步的基础教育之后，对于愿意独立思考的人，在图书馆里信手取下一本书来，根据个人的天赋随意涉猎，这该有多大的好处啊！
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.
古人所谓“ 运用之妙，存乎一心”，这个“妙”，我们叫做灵活性，这是聪明的指挥员的出产品。

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