Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice, and yet everybody is contented to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servant, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the laity.

  • -- John Selden 塞尔登

谦卑是一种美德,人人都讲,但没有人去实践。主人认为这是对他的仆人,俗人对神职人员,神职人员对俗人的好教义。

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Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.

如果你的理智是谦逊的,它就会焕发出双倍的光彩。一个能干而谦虚的人是一颗宝石,价值连城。

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

谦逊是一切美德的坚实基础。