The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead.

  • -- George Savile 萨维尔

教育的虚荣心常使人忘记自己是个笨蛋。

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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.

虚荣和骄傲是两码事,尽管这两个词经常被用作同义词。一个人可以骄傲而不虚荣。骄傲更多地与我们对自己的看法有关;虚荣心,我们希望别人怎么看我们。

Looking at yourself in a mirror isn't exactly a study of life.

照镜子并不是对生活的研究。