Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.

  • -- Adam Clarke 亚当·克拉克

骄傲常常在一副厚厚的面具下发挥作用,并常常披上谦逊的外衣。

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A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It's all a matter of pride.

竞争对手会找到获胜的方法。竞争对手会利用糟糕的休息时间让自己更加努力。放弃者利用坏的休息时间作为放弃的理由。这完全是自尊心的问题。

We assume that good-looking people are smarter and more effective than they really are, and that homely people are the reverse.

我们认为长得好看的人比他们实际上更聪明、更有效率,而长相平平的人恰恰相反。

Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.

在一个人说话之前,总可以有把握地假定他是个傻瓜。在他讲话之后,很少有必要假定这一点。

There is this paradox in pride it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

在骄傲中有这样一个悖论:它使一些人可笑,却使另一些人不可笑。

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.

这个世界需要的是更多谦逊的天才;我们剩下的人很少了。

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

谦逊真的很重要,因为它能让你保持新鲜。