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Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

  • -- John Kenneth Galbraith 加尔布雷思

谦虚是一种被严重高估的美德。

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Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

自负败坏最优秀的天才。真正的天赋和善良不会被长期忽视;即使是这样，拥有和利用好它的意识应该满足一个人，所有力量的最大魅力是谦虚。

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With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face.

有了一个世故、有品位、谦虚和文雅的女人，我成了一个哑口无言的小丑。我甚至不能直视她的脸。

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Her virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought didn't amount to much.

她的优点是她想说什么就说什么，她的缺点是她的想法无足轻重。

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Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

也许，美德只不过是心灵上的礼貌。

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