224．不看事物的反面，不管事情怎样出现

不看事物的反面，不管事情怎样出现。任何东西都是一面平滑一面毛糙。哪怕是最好的兵器，如果抓到刀刃，也会伤手；哪怕是敌人的长枪，如果抓到枪杆，也会成为保卫我们最好的武器。许多事情会导致痛苦，但是，如果考虑积极的一面，也会令人快乐。凡事都有利弊，聪明人之所以聪明，就在于他能看到有利的方面。换种光线，同一件物品看上去却大相径庭。所以，要看到它最好的一面，且不要把好的变成坏的。因此，常常会出现这样的情况：在每件事上，许多人能找到快乐，也有许多人找到了悲伤。在幸运女神皱眉的时候，这条箴言能够有力地保护你；这条重要法则，适用于所有时代和所有情境。

224．Never take things against the grain

Never take things against the grain, no matter how they come. Everything has a smooth and a seamy side, and the best weapon wounds if taken by the blade, while the enemy's spear may be our best protection if taken by the staff. Many things cause pain which would cause pleasure if you regarded their advantages. There is a favourable and an unfavourable side to everything, the cleverness consists in finding out the favourable. The same thing looks quite different in another light; look at it therefore on its best side and do not exchange good for evil. Thus it haps that many find joy, many grief, in everything. This remark is a great protection against the frowns of Fortune, and a weighty rule of life for all times and all conditions.