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谦卑
Humility
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
是骄傲把天使变成了魔鬼;谦卑使人成为天使。
Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; I am your friend, but never your possession.
温顺的妻子不是我职业的一部分;我是你的朋友,但绝不是你的财产。
When anyone remains modest, not after praise but after blame, then his modesty is real.
当一个人保持谦虚,不是在表扬之后,而是在责备之后,那么他的谦虚是真实的。
To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.
成为一名传教士需要两个明显矛盾的品质:自信和谦逊。
There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
敬畏神是大的,因信神是知足的,因谦卑是尊荣的。
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。
Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn.
不确定性是谦逊的标志,而谦卑只是学习的能力或意愿。
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
长相平凡的人是世界上最好的,这就是为什么上帝创造了这么多这样的人。
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.
谦卑是唯一真正的智慧,它使我们的头脑为生活中所有可能的变化做好准备。
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。
Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
谦逊不是懦弱。温柔不是软弱。谦卑和温柔的确是精神上的力量。
In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention.
在知识分子的秩序中,谦逊的美德不亚于专注的力量。
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False humility is more insulting than open pride!
虚伪的谦逊比公开的骄傲更无礼!
Never, "for the sake of peace and quiet," deny your own experience or convictions.
永远不要“为了和平与安宁”否认你自己的经历或信念。
We must admit with humility that, while number is purely a product of our minds, space has a reality outside our minds, so that we cannot completely prescribe its properties a priori.
我们必须谦虚地承认,虽然数字纯粹是我们思想的产物,但空间在我们的思想之外有一个实在,因此我们不能完全预先规定它的性质。
There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.
谦虚中有一种东西,使人的心出奇地高尚。
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
一个人感到羞耻的事越多,他就越值得尊敬。
With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
对于能力有限的人来说,谦虚就是诚实;但在有才能的人面前,却是虚伪。