The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
— Confucius  ·  Humility

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superior [su'pɪrɪɚ] 词频1 词根: superus
adj. （级别、地位）较高的;（在质量等方面）较好的;（数量）较多的;上等的; n. 上级;较好的人[事物]，优胜者;修道院院长;方丈;
💡 super在上面+ior表形容词，较...的 →在上面的，超越的
"vastly superior"
强得多
近义：head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher 反义：servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
modest ['mɑdɪst] 词频2 词根: mode
adj. 谦虚的，谦逊的;适度的，适中的;端庄的;羞怯的;
💡 mode方式，模式，风度+st→做事有风度→礼貌的
"He charged a relatively modest fee."
他收取的费用不算高。
近义：humble, low, lowly, meek, mild, moderate 反义：immodest, infatuated, inflated, insolent, arrogant, assuming
speech [spitʃ] 词频1
n. 演说，演讲，发言;说话，谈话，说话能力或方式;（乐器的）音，音色;方言，民族语言;
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
近义：lecture, locution, monologue, peroration, phrase, prelection
exceeds
v. 超过( exceed的第三人称单数 ); 超越; （在数量和质量等方面）胜过; 越过…的界限
actions
n. 动作；行动（action的复数）

📜 Confucius 的更多名言

"What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others."
"He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed."
"The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete."
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do."
"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses."
"In his errors a man is true to type. Observe the errors and you will know the man."
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🏷 更多「Humility」名言

"Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more."
— Mark Twain
"In America, they want you to accomplish these great feats, to pull off these David Copperfield-type stunts. You want me to be great, but you don't ever want me to say I'm great?"
— Kanye West
"In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility."
— William Shakespeare
"If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect."
— Ted Turner
"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."
— Confucius
"It well becomes a young man to be modest."
— Titus Maccius Plautus
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