A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.

  • -- Edgar Watson Howe 埃德加·沃森·豪

谦虚的人,如果人们听说过,通常都会敬佩他。

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Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.

当羞耻心还在的时候,美德还没有完全在心中熄灭;温和也不会从暴君的头脑中完全消失。

Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.

讽刺:当人们的灵魂隐私受到粗暴和侵犯时,谦逊和牧师气质的人最后的避难所。

To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.

要测试一个谦虚的人是否谦虚,不要看他是否无视掌声,要看他是否容忍批评。

No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.

再多的实验也无法证明我是对的;一个实验就能证明我错了。

It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to.

和来自世界各地的人见面很有趣,你不需要向他们解释。

Whining is a form of manipulation. People will give anything to make you shut up.

发牢骚是一种操纵。人们会不惜一切代价让你闭嘴。