Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.

  • -- Xunzi 荀子

因此,一个人首先应该被老师的教导所改变,并遵循礼仪的原则。只有这样,他才能遵守礼貌和谦逊的规则,遵守社会的惯例和规则,实现秩序。

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I count myself well educated, for the admirable woman at the head of the school which I attended from the age of four and a half till I was thirteen and a half, was a born teacher in advance of her own times.

我认为自己受过良好的教育,因为我从四岁半到十三岁半就读的这所学校的校长是一位令人钦佩的女性,她是一位比她所处的时代更早出生的教师。

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

如果你认为你的老师严厉,等你有了老板再这样想。他没有任期限制。

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

要获得知识,必须学习;但要获得智慧,就必须观察。

Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.

观察你的敌人,因为他们首先会发现你的错误。

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

没有什么辩护能比得上精心准备的礼貌。

All doors open to courtesy.

所有的门都对礼貌敞开。