With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

  • -- Arthur Schopenhauer 亚瑟·叔本华

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。

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There must be such a thing as a child with average ability, but you can't find a parent who will admit that it is his child.

世界上肯定有能力一般的孩子,但你找不到一个愿意承认这是他的孩子的父母。

I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong.

多年来,我确实认为,由于我的能力,我可以打败这个体系。我错了。

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.

谦卑不是少想你自己,而是少想你自己。

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。