Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice, and yet everybody is contented to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servant, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the laity.

  • -- John Selden 塞尔登

谦卑是一种美德,人人都讲,但没有人去实践。主人认为这是对他的仆人,俗人对神职人员,神职人员对俗人的好教义。

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Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp goad.

要谦卑,如同践踏在脚下的青草。小蚂蚁高兴地品尝着蜂蜜和糖的甜味。巨大的象被锋利的刺痛得发抖。

To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble; it is boasting of your modesty.

承认自己的错误,然后什么也不做,这并不谦逊;这是在夸耀你的谦虚。