Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger.

Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger.

真理被火车头碾过就会好起来，而错误被抓伤手指就会死于锁眼。

-- William Cullen Bryant 布赖恩特