Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

  • -- John Kenneth Galbraith 加尔布雷思

谦虚是一种被严重高估的美德。

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With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face.

有了一个世故、有品位、谦虚和文雅的女人,我成了一个哑口无言的小丑。我甚至不能直视她的脸。

Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.

真正的天才不过是思想领域中谦逊的超自然美德。

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.

美德的最高证明是拥有无限的力量而不滥用它。

Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.

记住,女人穿衣服是为了掩饰她的羞怯。