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

When adolf. Bayer 10 birthday. He thought his parents would celebrate him like the parents of other children. But this day: his mother took him to his grandmother's house early in the morning and stayed there all day without mentioning his birthday at all. Bayer was very unhappy. On the way home, he kept pouting and said nothing. When his mother met him, she said earnestly, "When I gave birth to you, your father was 4 1 year old and still a lout. Now he is 5 1 year old, but like you, he is studying hard and will have an exam tomorrow. I don't want to delay his study because of your birthday. Time is too precious for him. You are still young, learn to cherish it. "

Mother's words, like rain and dew, moisten Bayer's young heart bit by bit. Later, he recalled: "This is the most generous gift my mother gave me on my 10 birthday."

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 person is nothing.

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. "

proud

A rabbit has four legs. It jumps fast and runs fast. The tortoise has four legs, too. Climb, climb, climb slowly. One day, the rabbit met the tortoise and said with a smile, "Tortoise, tortoise, let's have a competition, shall we?" The tortoise knew that the rabbit was joking with him, staring at a pair of small eyes, ignoring it and not stepping on it. The rabbit knew that the tortoise didn't dare to race with him, and his ears jumped with joy. He made up a folk joke about him: tortoise, climb, come out early to pick flowers; Tortoise, tortoise, let's go. It's still in our mouths at night. The tortoise was angry and said, "Rabbit, rabbit, don't be proud. Let's race." "What, what? Tortoise, what did you say? " "Let's race." Hearing this, the rabbit almost laughed: "Tortoise, do you really dare to race with me?" Ok, let's run from here and see who runs to a big tree at the foot of the mountain first. Get ready! One, two, three-"The rabbit spread its legs and ran, really fast, and soon ran far away. Looking back, he found that the tortoise had only climbed a short distance. He thought, it is a big joke that the tortoise dares to race with the rabbit! Me, sleep here and let him climb here. No, let him climb to the front. I caught up with him in three jumps. "La la la la la la, the victory must be mine! "The rabbit leaned on the ground, closed his eyelids and really fell asleep. Besides, the tortoise is really slow, but he keeps crawling, crawling, crawling, and so on. He was exhausted when he climbed in front of the rabbit. The rabbit is still sleeping, and the tortoise wants to have a rest, but he knows that the rabbit runs faster than him and can only win if he keeps climbing. So he kept crawling, crawling, crawling. It's getting closer and closer to the tree, only a few dozen steps away, a dozen steps away, a few steps away. Where is ............................................................................................................................................... Rabbit? He's still sleeping! The rabbit woke up and looked back. Alas, why has the tortoise disappeared? Looking ahead, alas, it's amazing! The tortoise has climbed under the big tree. The rabbit looked worried and hurried to catch up, but it was too late. The tortoise won. The tortoise won. Rabbits run fast, while turtles run slowly. Why did the tortoise win the game instead?

A rabbit has four legs. It jumps fast and runs fast. The tortoise has four legs, too. Climb, climb, climb slowly. One day, the rabbit met the tortoise and said with a smile, "Tortoise, tortoise, let's have a competition, shall we?" The tortoise knew that the rabbit was joking with him, staring at a pair of small eyes, ignoring it and not stepping on it. The rabbit knew that the tortoise didn't dare to race with him, and his ears jumped with joy. He made up a folk joke about him: tortoise, climb, come out early to pick flowers; Tortoise, tortoise, let's go. It's still in our mouths at night. The tortoise was angry and said, "Rabbit, rabbit, don't be proud. Let's race." "What, what? Tortoise, what did you say? " "Let's race." Hearing this, the rabbit almost laughed: "Tortoise, do you really dare to race with me?" Ok, let's run from here and see who runs to a big tree at the foot of the mountain first. Get ready! One, two, three-"The rabbit spread its legs and ran, really fast, and soon ran far away. Looking back, he found that the tortoise had only climbed a short distance. He thought, it is a big joke that the tortoise dares to race with the rabbit! Me, sleep here and let him climb here. No, let him climb to the front. I caught up with him in three jumps. "La la la la la la, the victory must be mine! "The rabbit leaned on the ground, closed his eyelids and really fell asleep. Besides, the tortoise is really slow, but he keeps crawling, crawling, crawling, and so on. He was exhausted when he found the rabbit. The rabbit is still sleeping, and the tortoise wants to have a rest, but he knows that the rabbit runs faster than him and can only win if he keeps climbing. So he kept crawling, crawling, crawling. It's getting closer and closer to the tree, only a few dozen steps away, a dozen steps away, a few steps away. Where is ............................................................................................................................................... Rabbit? He's still sleeping! The rabbit woke up and looked back. Alas, why has the tortoise disappeared? Looking ahead, alas, it's amazing! The tortoise has climbed under the big tree. The rabbit looked worried and hurried to catch up, but it was too late. The tortoise won. The tortoise won. Rabbits run fast, while turtles run slowly. Why did the tortoise win the game instead?

As the saying goes, modesty makes people progress, while pride makes people lag behind. In life and study, there are many such examples. When we succeed, we should not be complacent and proud, but set higher goals for ourselves. I will never forget my pride during that time. That was last semester. In an English exam, I got 100 by luck, ranking first in my class. When I first heard the news, I was very excited. I really wanted to tell my parents at once and show my prestige. When I got home, I quickly proudly said to my father, "Dad, look, I passed the English exam 100. How great I am! I only got a score of 100 in the whole pass, and I am unique. " I said, and handed the test paper to my father. Dad carefully read the test paper several times and wrote an opinion: I hope you won't be proud and keep this score. After writing, he said to me, "Although I got 100 this time, I can't be proud!" In a few weeks, the next unit will be tested again. That night, I finished my homework and was watching TV in the living room. At this time, my brother said to me, "You haven't reviewed yet, and you have an exam tomorrow morning." I proudly said, "I didn't review last time, didn't I get 100?" Leave me alone, I can do it! "In the evening, I read the text several times. I thought I could make the words, so I didn't read them. The next day, I finished the answer sheet easily. Unexpectedly, when the test paper was handed out, I looked at it and said, "89 points!" "Can't, I carefully read the wrong question and found that many of them are wrong questions. At this time, a classmate said that the English teacher asked me, and I followed him to find the teacher. The teacher scolded me and said, "Are you kidding? An excellent student like you can't even write correctly. Why? "..." I was speechless when asked.

On the way home, I kept thinking and said to myself, "It's all my pride. I should not be complacent. Why? " Why ... "Well, through this incident, I deeply realized that being a man can't be so proud.