Modesty makes people progress, and pride makes people fall behind.

When Bayer was studying at the university, the name of Professor Jaragu, an organic chemist, spread all over Germany. However, the professor was still very young. Some scientific retirees always criticize him with such and such questions. One day, Bayer chatted with his father and mentioned Professor Jalagu. Bayer said, "Jalagu is only six years older than me." The implication is that this man is not great.

Father is very dissatisfied. He said to Bayer, "How about being six years older? Isn't it worth learning? " ? When I studied geology, all the teachers were 30 years younger than me. I respectfully call them teachers and listen to their lectures carefully. You should remember that age and knowledge are not necessarily proportional. No matter who you are, as long as you have knowledge, you should learn from him humbly. "

2. Einstein

After the famous physicist Einstein published his theory of relativity, he became the most outstanding scientist in this century and won a high reputation and awards.

But he said modestly: "I use a big circle to represent what I have learned, and the outside of the circle is so blank, which means ignorance to me;" In addition, the larger the circle, the longer its circumference and the larger its contact area with the external blank. This shows that there are still many things I don't understand. "

It is precisely because Einstein was not complacent in the face of honor that he was modest and prudent, modest and eager to learn, and made great contributions to physical science in the next few decades.

3. Wang Jin Li Ke

In the Five Dynasties, Li Keyong, the king of Jin, died because he had a grudge against Liang, Yan and Qidan. On his deathbed, Li Keyong left his son Li three arrows to avenge him.

Li has not forgotten his father's legacy. When he went out to war, he put three arrows in his kit, and after his triumph, he sacrificed in the ancestral hall to motivate himself. Under this powerful impetus, Li attacked the city, destroyed the Yan and broken the beam, and defeated the Khitan, invincible. "The exuberance of spirit can be described as exuberance!"

However, when the world was decided and it was done, Li became complacent and indulged in debauchery, spending all day with beautiful women. As a result, the country's fortune declined day by day. After three or five years, the disaster suddenly broke out and he was shot dead by random arrows.

4. Lu Sidao

Lu Sidao was very clever when he was a child. He has read many books and written many articles. Once, my father showed his article to his friends, and everyone was full of praise. He became proud and stopped studying hard.

One day, Lu Sidao suddenly had an idea: "It's rare to just listen to the praise of ordinary people!" So, he selected more than a dozen most satisfactory articles and invited Liu Song, a famous scholar, to read them. He hopes to be praised by senior scholars. When Lu Sidao walked into Liu Song's study, Mr. Lu was absorbed in writing an inscription for others, but he didn't notice anyone coming in.

Lu Sidao prepared to wait until Mr. Wang finished writing the inscription before saying hello, so he quietly looked at it and wrote it. Liu Song's inscription is extensive and profound, and there are many words and allusions that Lu Sidao can't understand. He turned red as he watched.

Liu Song finished writing the inscription, only to find that Lu Sidao repeatedly apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It's rude of an old man to be too busy writing to notice your arrival! " Then Mr. Wang asked Ruth your name. I heard that he was the boy praised by Lu Jia, so I asked Lu Sidao to comment on the inscription. Lu Sidao's face is red again.

"His old man's house is a scholar, so he is modest, but I am ..." After blushing twice, Liu Sidao never dared to be proud and worked harder. Lu Sidao later became a famous scholar and poet in the Sui Dynasty.