An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.

-- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

一个爱炫耀的人宁可把他所犯的错误或荒谬的事说出来，也不愿被禁止谈论他自己心爱的人。

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Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.

说话要得体，尽量少说话，但一定要简明扼要;因为言语的结局，不是炫耀，乃是叫人明白。

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To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

要了解一个人的内心和思想，不是看他已经取得了什么，而是看他渴望什么。

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To try to fix the future is a manifest absurdity.

试图改变未来是一种明显的荒谬。

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Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

炫耀是虚伪的信号。

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I've never been a mean person.

我从来不是个卑鄙的人。

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