The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

  • -- Aesop 伊索

心胸越小,自负越大。

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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。

My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind and senses, and sink into meditation, contemplating my novel

我唯一的文学抱负就是写一部好小说,然后隐退到沙漠里的茅屋里,摆出莲花的姿势,静下心来,静下心来,沉思默想我的小说

I haven't been drinking for years now. Something's got to give. I don't mind that I'm a guy that's stopped drinking, though this interview is making me mighty thirsty.

我已经好几年没喝酒了。总得有办法的。我不介意我是一个戒酒的人,尽管这次面试让我非常口渴。

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

自负是一切进步的不可逾越的障碍。