Modesty is a noble character.

Taking credit for pride will eventually lead to failure.

People with more knowledge tend to be more modest.

Modesty is the first condition of success.

Modesty makes people respect.

Modesty is not to belittle yourself without principles.

A truly humble person is brave.

A correct understanding of oneself is the premise of modesty.

Modesty can sometimes bring opportunities to people.

well-known saying

Moderate gains are full of losses. -Proverbs

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

False modesty can only win vulgar applause, but can not make real progress. -Hua

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

Looking at many things in ancient and modern times, from modesty to extravagance. -Chen Yi

Complacency is a terrible trap for us, which we dug ourselves. -Lao She

Excessive seriousness is the greatest comedy, and excessive humility is the most pungent irony. Marx

Greatness is just another name for modesty. Humboldt

Modesty is an indispensable virtue. -Montesquieu

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guardian of virtue. Edison

Only the strong are modest. Aleksandr Herzen

Beauty can only be called beauty if it is combined with modesty. Unmodest beauty is not beauty, but beauty. Cervantes

Neither supercilious nor arrogant. Jefferson

A real scientist can't be modest, because the more things he does, the more clearly he sees: there are more things he hasn't done. Francis

People should be modest and don't let their names flash by like bubbles in a pond. -Chekhov

Modesty can make a soldier more beautiful. Ostrovsky

Wisdom is a jewel. If you add the edge of modesty, it will be even more brilliant. Gorky

Lack of modesty means lack of knowledge. Franklin

Pride is the product of ignorance. -Socrates

The greatest pride and the greatest inferiority both show that the mind is the most fragile. -Spinoza

Typical argument

A letter to Einstein

-indifferent to fame

After Einstein founded the theory of relativity, his reputation shocked the world. Two American college students made a bet on his reputation: they wrote a letter, the envelope only said "from Albert Einstein", to see if he could receive it, and the letter was sent to Einstein. His friends praised him for this, saying that his reputation was unbelievable. Einstein just smiled and said, "This only shows that the post office is doing well." Many famous people in the world, like Einstein, can keep a cool mind about their fame.

Descartes' Circular Metaphor

The more knowledgeable people are, the more modest they are.

Descartes was a French philosopher, physicist, mathematician and physiologist in the17th century. He is also the founder of analytic geometry, and his erudition is world famous. But the more he learned, the more he felt ignorant. Someone was puzzled and asked him why. He said, "Didn't the philosopher Zhi Nuo explain it? He once drew a circle with known knowledge inside and an unknown world outside. The more knowledge, the bigger the circle, the longer the circumference, the greater the contact surface between its edge and the unknown world, and thus the more unknown parts. " Descartes' words are very convincing, which explains why people with more knowledge are more modest.

Nobel's autobiography

Modesty is a great cause.

Nobel was an outstanding Swedish chemist at the end of 19. He contributed a lot in his life, but he was modest. A Swedish publisher wants to publish a collection of Swedish celebrities in search of Nobel Prize. Nobel politely refused. He said, "I like subscribing to this valuable and interesting book, but please don't include me." I don't know if I deserve this fame, but I hate excessive rhetoric. "Nobel's brother wants to make up a family history and ask him to send an autobiography. Nobel wrote: "Adolf Fred Nobel-his poor life was almost ruined by a kind doctor at birth. Main virtues: keep nails clean and never involve others; Main disadvantages: unmarried, bad temper, poor digestion; There is only one hope: don't be buried alive; The biggest sin: disrespect for the gods; Important things in life: nothing. "My brother repeatedly advised me to help him organize. Nobel insisted on not following. He said, "I don't just have no time. The fundamental reason is that I can't write any autobiography. In the whirlpool of the universe, there are many planets like Ganges sand, and we are insignificant. What's worth writing about? "Nobel is unwilling to promote himself all his life. His amazing performance is inseparable from his modesty.

Peng changed the lyrics.

-senior engineers do not stand on their own feet

In the Korean War, Peng led Chinese people's Volunteer Army to bravely resist the aggression of American imperialism, and won again and again. One day, a literary and art worker was conceiving a lyric: "Song of General Peng", which was seen by Peng. He wanted to write a pen and changed the lyrics to "Song of Soldiers". He told the little soldier: "It is the soldier who really makes great contributions. They wiped out the enemy with guns. Of course, I also contributed to the victory of the battle. In contrast, soldiers have made great contributions! You go and write about them! Write an excellent Song of Soldiers! "

Li is a "word teacher"

Being not ashamed to ask questions is a sign of modesty.

Li Xiang in the Tang Dynasty once read Chunqiu. He mispronounced a word in the middle, and the little official standing by frowned. When Li Xiang saw it, he asked him, and the junior official replied politely, "My teacher taught me to read this book, but I mispronounced a word. After listening to you today, I understand how to read. " Li Xiang recognized the voice-over and said, "No .. I didn't get the teacher's guidance. If I am wrong, I must not be you. " Later, he humbly asked this little official who was called "centralized" by Li Xiang.

Li Zicheng's work pays off.

Pride makes people fail.

Li Zicheng, the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, was able to share weal and woe with the officers and men at the beginning of the uprising, and he was a corporal with noble character, so he won many battles. However, with the growth of the uprising team and outstanding achievements, his pride is increasing day by day, he craves enjoyment and refuses to listen to advice. He actually killed Yan Li, a loyal minister who advised him, so that his morale was distracted and he was finally defeated by the Qing army, and his brilliant achievements were wasted.

I am a public servant of the people.

-Collective honor is the foundation of individual honor.

1On June 8th, 946, our army held a hero's meeting in Anyang, and people gave the horizontal plaque embroidered with "General Chang Sheng" to Commander Liu Bocheng. Comrade Liu Bocheng said, "I don't deserve a general. It won't be the general. Most victories are good. This is the work of the Party and the people. I don't want to be greedy for work in heaven. I'm just a servant of the people. Without the people's food and clothing, the army cannot fight. " Taking collective honor as the foundation and destination of individual honor is the proletarian concept of honor and disgrace of the older generation of revolutionaries.

A sentence that influenced the Hollywood film king

Forgetting praise is more important than forgetting criticism.

Once, Charlton's troupe put on a play on Broadway. He performed with Lawrence on the same stage and received a lot of criticism on the first day. Charlton was still young and inexperienced at that time, but he deliberately pretended to be detached and said to Lawrence, "I think you have learned to forget these poor criticisms." Lawrence shook his head and said, "No, son, what you have to learn is to forget those compliments, which is much harder and more important." When talking about it, Charlton Hutton, who later became the Hollywood winner, said that he had learned a sentence from Lawrence, which became the secret of his success.

Remember to keep your head down

Modesty is an important virtue of being a man.

Franklin was an American politician, scientist and one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence. He left many achievements when the United States was founded, so he was called "the father of Americans".

Once, Franklin went to visit an old man. When he was about to enter through the small door, he was hit on the head because the door was low. The elder who came out to meet Franklin told him, "It hurts! However, this will be the biggest gain of your visit to me today. If you want to live safely in the world, you must always remember to bow your head. This is what I want to teach you, don't forget! "

From then on, Franklin firmly remembered this sentence and included "modesty" in his life policy.

Put down your cup.

-Modesty can make progress

A disappointed young man came all the way to Famen Temple and said to the abbot Shi Yuan, "I am bent on learning Danqing, but I have not found a teacher who can satisfy me."

Shi Yuan asked with a smile, "You have been wandering for more than ten years, but you really haven't found a teacher of your own?" The young man sighed deeply and said, "Many people are in name only. I have seen their paintings, and some of them are worse than me! " Shi Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Although I don't know painters, I like to collect some famous works. Since the donor's painting skills are not inferior to those of famous artists, please leave the bag to the old monk. As he spoke, he ordered a young monk to bring a pen and inkstone and a pile of rice paper. "。

Shi Yuan said, "The old monk's greatest hobby is drinking tea, especially those simple tea sets with smooth shapes. Can the donor draw me a teacup and teapot? " The young man listened and said, "Isn't it easy?" So I mixed a inkstone with thick ink, spread out the rice paper, and drew an oblique kettle and an elegant teacup with a few strokes. The spout of the kettle is slowly spitting out a vein of tea and pouring it into the teacup. The young man asked Ishihara, "Are you satisfied with this painting?"

Shi Yuan smiled and shook his head.

Shi Yuan said, "Your painting is really good, but the teapot and teacup are misplaced. It should be the teacup on the top and the teapot on the bottom. " Hearing this, the young man smiled and said, "Why is Master so confused? The teacup is on the top and the teapot is on the bottom. How can the teapot fill the teacup? " Shi Yuan smiled and said, "So you know this truth! You long for your cup to be filled with the artist's fragrant tea, but you always put your cup higher than those teapots. How to pour fragrant tea into your cup? Only by lowering yourself can we absorb the wisdom and experience of others. "

I can't "come back to life"

-with stunts and modest words and deeds.

On one occasion, Bian Que passed by Guo (now Shaanxi County, Henan Province) and heard that Guo was holding a funeral for the Prince. Bian Que inquired about the prince's attendants in detail, and learned about the process of the prince's illness, the misdiagnosis of the "witch", the coma, and the symptoms of the corpse after death. Then, Bian Que said to his entourage, "The prince is not really dead, but maybe he can be saved." The attendants told the monarch what Bian Que had said. The monarch invited Bian Que into the palace with a half-surprised and half-happy mood. After careful pulse diagnosis by Bian Que, he proved that the prince was not dead. He found that the prince still had a weak breath and his legs were not completely frozen. He concluded that he was not really dead, but had "corpse syncope" (that is, shock) and there was hope of cure. Bian Que used acupuncture to give first aid, which made the prince wake up. After more than 20 days of decoction treatment, Prince Guo recovered. Since then, the story of Bian Que's coming back to life has been sung by later generations. Bian Que said modestly to people's praise: "It's not that I have any ability to save lives, but that the patient is not dead." Bian Que's modest attitude has always been praised by people.

Chief calligrapher Li Chunting

Modesty and eagerness to learn make people progress.

When talking about the art of calligraphy, General Li Chunting always said modestly, "I am a recruit in the world of calligraphy." He is open-minded and eager to learn, and is not ashamed to ask questions. He never stops studying every day. He always calls himself a calligrapher's teacher. He is practicing the teachings of the great Mao Zedong, that is, "an open mind makes people progress". The old general specializes in calligraphy. Although he was a little late because of his busy work, he insisted on writing with a brush for decades and took time off to pass on famous posts, which laid a solid foundation for his impressive achievements today. After retirement, he has time to learn calligraphy. From then on, his calligraphy accomplishment was like a duck to water. In addition, on the basis of solid basic skills, he dared to explore and innovate "not to be a book slave", which made his calligraphy climb to a new height and won many awards from authoritative departments such as Rong Baozhai Painting and Calligraphy Art Museum. It's not easy.

Build a house with logs

Pride will eventually lead to failure.

In order to build a house, Levin, a doctor in the Song Dynasty, sent someone to cut a batch of wood in his fief. As soon as the timber arrived at the homestead, he found craftsmen and urged them to start building the house on the same day.

The craftsmen can see at a glance that the wood piled on the ground is still some trunk with skin that has not even cleaned the branches. Where the bark falls off, a shiny, wet white wood core is exposed; At the break of the trunk, there is also a burst of resin fragrance. How can you build a house with this kind of wood at once? So the craftsman should say to Levin, "We can't do it yet. The freshly cut wood contains too much water, and its texture is flexible, so it is easy to bend after being smeared with mud to bear the load. At first glance, there is little difference between a house built with this kind of wood and a house built with dry wood, but after a long time, a house built with wet wood will easily collapse. "

After listening to the craftsman, Levin smiled coldly. He said smartly, "As you can see, isn't there a problem that wet wood bends easily after bearing the load?" However, you didn't expect that wet wood would become hard when it was dry, and thin mud would become lighter when it was dry. After the house was built, it didn't take long for the wood and soil to dry up. At that time, the house supported the lighter soil with hardened wood. How could it collapse? "In practice, craftsmen only know that houses built with wet wood have a short life, but they are also embarrassed to tell a detailed truth. Therefore, craftsmen have to follow Levin's instructions. Although it is inconvenient to level wet wood with axes and chisels, craftsmen still overcome all kinds of difficulties and build the skeleton of the house according to the size and specifications. After plastering the mud, the new house will be finished.

At the beginning of those days, Levin should be quite proud that he moved into a new house quickly. He thinks this is the result of persuading craftsmen with his own mind. But as time goes on, Levin's new house leans to one side more and more. Anxiety replaced his optimism. Levin moved out of the house for fear of an accident. Before long, the house finally collapsed.

Confucius learned from children.

-Have the courage to learn from people who are not as good as themselves.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius and his students traveled around the world to publicize their political opinions. One day, they drove to the state of Jin. A child piled rubble and tiles in the middle of the road, blocking their way. Confucius said, "You shouldn't play in the middle of the road and block our car!" " "The child pointed to the ground and said," Grandpa, what do you think this is? "At first glance, Confucius saw a city made of rubble bricks. The child added, "Do you think the city should give way to the car or the car should give way to the city?" Confucius was puzzled. Confucius thought the boy was very polite and asked, "What's your name? How old are you? The child said, "My name is Xiang Tuo, and I am 7 years old this year!" ! Confucius said to his students, "Xiang Tuo learned manners at the age of seven. He can be my teacher! "

Confucius who is not ashamed to ask questions.

Modest people are respected by people.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Kong Lai, a doctor of Wei, was very modest and eager to learn. After Kong Cong's death, in order to let future generations learn and carry forward his studious spirit, Wang Wei specially gave him a posthumous title with the word "Wen", and people respectfully called him "Kong Wenzi".

Confucius had a student named Zi Gong, who was also a patriot. Zi Gong thinks that Kong Cong is not as good as people say and should not be so admired. On one occasion, he asked Confucius why Wei Jun wanted posthumous title, a "literate" person. Confucius replied: "Confucius is very studious, smart and flexible, and often asks the following people for advice, so he is not embarrassed at all." Therefore, with posthumous title's explanation of "Wen" Confucius, Zigong was convinced. This is how the idiom "I am not ashamed to ask questions" comes from.

Philosophical materials

Moderate figs

The fig tree bears fruit in a strange way, without warning, as if it were suddenly full, with fruit on every branch and no emptiness. All fruits can ripen and never fall off. More strangely, its fruit is never eaten by insects, and none of it is bad. Fig trees are the most practical. Not only that, but its fruit also has peculiar medicinal effects. Using them to make soup can cure dysentery, which is fast and economical. But it is also the most modest, unlike Li Tao, who opened gorgeous flowers high on the branches to show off to others, but only made contributions in obscurity.

Corporal and admiral

When George Washington served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, there was a story like this:

One day, he walked out of the camp alone in a knee-length coat. None of the soldiers he met recognized him. In one place, he saw a corporal leading his soldiers to build a fortress.

"Come on!" The corporal shouted at the soldiers carrying the boulder, but the corporal didn't even touch the stone with his own hands, because the stone was too heavy and the soldiers never put it in place. Their strength is almost exhausted, and the stone will roll down. By this time, Washington had rushed to the front and held up the stone with his strong arm. This assistance was timely and the stones were finally put in place.

"Why did you just shout' Come on' and put your hand in your pocket?" Washington asked corporal.

"You ask me? Don't you see that I am a corporal here? "

"Oh, that's true!" Washington said, unbutton his coat and show the sergeant his uniform. "According to the clothes, I am a general. But next time you lift something heavy, call me! "

Remember, people who think they are great are often not great. Small people always think highly of themselves, while big people are always approachable.

Proud monkey

The prince of Wu sailed along the Yangtze River, and when he was in the mood, he stopped the boat and climbed a monkey mountain. When many monkeys saw the king of Wu and his party, they all ran away in fear and ran into the thorns. There is only one monkey, jumping around the tree leisurely, showing its dexterity in front of the prince of Wu and others. The prince of Wu picked up a bow and arrow and shot it. It could quickly catch the flying arrow. The prince of Wu was furious and ordered his men to shoot together. The monkey was shot down and died.

The king of Wu turned around and said to his friend Yan, "This monkey, with its dexterity and agility, has come to despise me. He found it himself and walked into a dead end. Don't show pride to people. " When Yan returned from traveling with the King of Wu, he immediately went to consult a saint, demanding to change his appearance and temperament, stay away from debauchery, and refuse honor and disgrace. Three years later, he was widely praised by Beijingers.

A little insight

At an educational seminar, experts argued endlessly about the connotation and extension of education. At this time, a parent who was listening stood up and said, "Although I am not an expert in education, I would like to make some comments." Then he expressed a lot of opinions on controversial issues, which triggered a calm and heated discussion.

In fact, there is nothing new in what she said, which only makes educators pay attention to it strangely, mainly because the opening remarks satisfy the participants' "expert" psychology.

The parent used humble psychological tactics to make his speech occupy an important position in the minds of experts.

The end of pride

There is a piggy bank and a blank sheet of paper on the desk. One day, the piggy bank filled its belly with coins, pretending to be very rich and saying, "Oh, Mr. White Paper, you have nothing, don't you feel empty?" Look at me, I have a lot of money in my stomach. The white paper says: "I don't feel empty, because my future will be very substantial." "piggy bank smiled contemptuously.

After a while, master came back. He is very happy. He raised his pen, wrote two lines of exquisite words on white paper, then framed them into banners and hung them in the study. The guests were amazed when they saw this calligraphy work. Later, this calligraphy work became a treasure handed down from generation to generation and became a permanent collection of the National Museum. But that piggy bank has long been smashed by the calligrapher's grandson to change coins.

Innovation demonstration

Talking about "I can't"

In front of praise, you say "I can't" again and again, and everyone will cast an admiring look, because you are modest and don't take credit.

When you are fully qualified to do something and need your commitment, people will think that you lack courage and courage if you say "I can't do it".

I advocate that we must have the courage to say "I can do it" in life!

"I can't", as a modest virtue of not showing myself, has been affirmed by the world. And this kind of "non-performance" is just a distinct "performance": it shows its own quality, its own virtue, its determination to never stop, and its humility in getting along with others.

Is another "I can't" inappropriate? Some muddle along and don't pull heavy sets; Some avoid the heavy and protect themselves; Some people don't want to succeed, just want to relax ... this kind of "I can't" is harmful to the country, the people and themselves.

In today's reform, the society especially needs enterprising talents who dare to think, speak and do, and people with courage, knowledge and strength can adapt to the needs of today's reform tide. I am afraid that the evasive "I can't do it" will be eliminated.

Life needs the strong. The modesty virtue of "I can't do it" should naturally be carried forward, and the courage of "I can do it" should also be carried forward continuously. I hope that each of us can be practical and calm in the face of a heavy burden: "I can do it!" " "

There are many arguments ... just pick one.