A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
自负
Conceit
Conceit is God's gift to little men.
自负是上帝给小人物的礼物。
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
心胸越小,自负越大。
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
自负是一切进步的不可逾越的障碍。
Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
每个人在成功之前都有权自负。
Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
最重要的是,你必须与你内心的自负、嫉妒和各种不良情绪作斗争。
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。
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
你有许多小的天赋和美德,但是没有必要炫耀它们,因为自负会毁掉最优秀的天才。真正的才华和善良不会被长期忽视,所有力量的最大魅力在于谦虚。