(1) Introduction

"All truly great things are simple and humble." All the people with real talent and learning, all the real great men and heroes in the world are modest and prudent people.

(2) factual arguments

Lv Dai Hou Xu shouted.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Dai Lu had a high status and a prominent reputation, but he could listen to criticism with an open mind. His friend Hou Xu, a loyal, honest and frank person, often criticized Lv Dai's shortcomings mercilessly. Lv Dai's subordinates were dissatisfied with Hou Xu, thinking that Hou Xu was too arrogant and told Lv Dai about it. But Lv Dai respects and approaches Hou Xu more. After Hou Xu's death, Lv Dai burst into tears, crying and complaining: "Hou Xu! Where will I hear my mistakes in the future? "

Write down the mistakes in my life.

Zhou Yinlai, revered by the world, was modest, prudent and approachable all his life. Although he is busy with his work, he still has to go deep into the masses and understand the situation in various places. In the 1960s, he visited Shanghai and met with film actors. In a cordial conversation, a comrade enthusiastically suggested to him: "Premier, please write a book for us!" " But he signed back and said, "If I write a book, I will write out the mistakes in my life so that the living can learn from the mistakes of the past."

Mei Lanfang is a master.

Mei Lanfang, a master of Peking Opera, not only has profound attainments in Peking Opera art, but also is a master of Danqing. He worships the famous painter Qi Baishi and asks for advice modestly. He always holds a disciple ceremony and often grinds ink and rice paper for the old man Baishi. He is not proud of being a famous actor.

On one occasion, Qi Baishi and Mei Lanfang went to visit a family together, and the old man Baishi arrived first. He wears clothes and shoes, and all other guests and friends are celebrities or suits or dresses and jackets. Qi Baishi looks a little shabby and humble. In a short time, Mei Lanfang arrived, and the host greeted him happily, and other guests flocked to shake hands with him. But Mei Lanfang knew that Qi Baishi was coming to the party, so she looked around for a teacher. Suddenly, he saw the old man Baishi who was left out in the cold, so he let go of the outstretched hand of others and squeezed out the crowd, respectfully calling the painter "teacher" and greeting him. Everyone present was surprised, and Qi Baishi was deeply moved. A few days later, I gave Mei Lanfang a picture of a timely rescue and wrote a poem:

Remember that the former dynasty enjoyed peace, noble clothes and moved to the public.

Now I am reduced to Chang 'an, thanks to the name Mei Lang.

Mei Lanfang not only worships painters as teachers, but also ordinary people as teachers. He once performed the Peking Opera "Killing Life", and among the cheers, he heard an elderly audience say "bad". Mei Lanfang took the old man home by car before she could unload the goods and change clothes. He respectfully said to the old man, "The person who says I'm not good is my teacher. If the teacher says I'm not good, I must have a good opinion. Please give me advice. Students are determined to make up for it. " The old man pointed out: "Yan Xijiao's catwalk upstairs and downstairs, according to the regulations of the pear garden, should be seven ups and eight downs. Why do doctors go up and down? " Mei Lanfang suddenly realized and praised again and again. In the future, Mei Lanfang often asked the old gentleman to watch him act, asked him to correct me and called him "teacher".

Celebrity modesty

Socrates, a famous philosopher in ancient Greece, not only wrote brilliant works, but also recruited students to fall behind and enlightened the wisdom of young people with famous enlightenment dialogues. Whenever people admire his profound knowledge and extraordinary wisdom, he always modestly says, "The only thing I know is my own ignorance."

Newton, known as the "father of mechanics", discovered the law of universal gravitation, and in heat, he determined the law of cooling. In mathematics, he put forward the "flow number method", established binomial theorem and Leibniz founded calculus almost at the same time, which opened a new era of mathematics. He is a great scientist who has made many achievements, yet he is very modest. Regarding his success, he said modestly, "If I see farther than Descartes, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants." He also said to people, "I am like a child playing on the beach." Sometimes I am glad to find a smooth and beautiful stone, but the sea of truth has not been discovered. "

Beethoven, a world-famous music master, said modestly that he "learned only a few notes".

The great scientist Einstein said that he was "as naive as a child".

Andre, a French chemist, made great achievements in chemistry when he was a Muji man. He was elected as a member of the Royal Society, Owens College set up a new professor position in organic chemistry for him, and Glass University elected him as an honorary doctor. These honors didn't change his modesty at all. After the death of George W. Laima, Engels called him "the most modest man in the world" in his eulogy.

(3) Theoretical argumentation

Be modest first, and learn endlessly.

Feng Ming Magnum's Warning to the World

Dissatisfaction is an upward wheel, which can carry people who are not complacent and move towards humanity.

Lu Xun's dissatisfaction

A knowledgeable person is not modest; A well-informed and capable person must be modest.

Xie Juezai's Reading Notes

If the mountain is steep, it will collapse, and if it is full, it will overflow.

Han Huang Masonry "Su Shu An Li"

Those who are not complacent benefit, and those who are not complacent learn.

Qing Jinying's "Motto Lian Bi"

It is not appropriate to show off one's own advantages, especially to criticize others' shortcomings.

Cai E's Preface to Zeng Bing's Quotations

A guilty conscience can benefit anywhere.

Complete works of Mr. Yang Yuan in Zhangqing Lvxiang, Memorandum 2

Confucius was not ashamed to ask questions, and Duke Zhou was not ashamed to ask questions, so it became a masterpiece and was considered sacred by later generations.

Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang, Sixteen Cheap Strategies, Ran Yan

Avoid exuberance, fullness of heart and dew.

Master Hongyi's "Apologism Not Recorded"

We should ensure that comrades continue to be modest and prudent, arrogant and impatient, and that comrades continue to work hard.

Mao Zedong's Report at the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Producers' Party of China.

Modesty makes people progress, while pride makes people lag behind.

Chinese proverb

Outside the castle peak building outside the mountain, there are good players behind.

Chinese proverb

Shan Ying flies low and is silent, and sparrows hum.

Chinese proverb

Those who lose gain, and those who gain lose.

Collected works of Confucius, king of literature

Unity and modesty are the virtues that human beings should have.

Xie Juezai's Unity, Modesty and Progress

If you are inferior to others, you should respect and ask for advice, and don't hide your shortcomings; If people are not as good as you, be humble. Don't sell yourself short.

Liang Qing Zhang Ju's paper on retirement and communication.

If you are humble, you will follow the crowd; Arrogant, you will get sick.

Jin Gehong's Bao Puzi's Pride.

Take responsibility and attack short, saying that people learn from others.

Jing Shanfang Manuscript and Li Tingzhou

There is no truly learned person who does not study with an open mind.

How do we learn by Xu Teli?

Full loss, little gain.

Shangshu Yu Shu Dayu Mo

It is our duty to be humble to our elders, polite to our peers and generous to our subordinates.

Franklin aphorism yearbook

Never think you know everything.

[Russia] Pavlov's A Letter to Young People

Humility can make a soldier more beautiful.

[Former Soviet Union] ostrovsky's "Speeches, Papers and Letters"

Modesty and greatness are close neighbors.

Indian proverb

A wide river is calm, and a generous person is modest.

Chinese proverb

You should think more about where you are inferior to others.

Turkish proverb

When pride comes, so does shame; Modest people are smart.

Proverbs of the old testament

Modesty is almost always directly proportional to students' talent, while immodesty is inversely proportional.

[The former Soviet Union] plekhanov's Opposing Revisionism in Philosophy

I know more than others, but I know my ignorance.

Socrates [ancient Greece]

The more you learn, the more you will discover your ignorance.

Descartes

Humility is a sweet root hidden underground, from which all lofty virtues sprout and grow.

Socrates [ancient Greece]

Modesty is the acquiescence to imperfections or shortcomings.

Bok

Only the strong are modest.

[Russian] herzen

It is often the greatest wisdom to make people feel ignorant.

Grecia

Do good deeds and be kind and generous to others; In short, use your humility to avoid bad luck.

Balfek

The first condition of success is true modesty. I am willing to give up all my preconceptions about myself as long as I see that they conflict with the truth.

Spencer

Although I have some advantages, my most important advantage is my modesty.

Montesquieu

Real scholars are like ears of wheat in the field. When the ears of wheat are empty and shriveled, they always grow very tall and hold their heads high proudly; When the ears of wheat are full and mature, they always behave meekly and keep their heads down.

Montaigne

Everything that is true and great is simple and humble.

[Russian] belinsky

Only by facing up to our ignorance can we expand our knowledge.

[Russian] Ushchinski

A truly moral person never boasts.

Larochefoucauld (Duke)

A person is like a score, his practical ability is like a numerator, and his evaluation of himself is like a denominator. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fractional value.

[Russian] lev tolstoy

It is better to hide than to be short.

Feuerbach

I should not attribute all my works to my own wisdom, but to thousands of things and people who provided me with materials before. ..... All I want to do is to reach out and reap the crops that others have sown for me.

Goethe