范文：謙虛之美
It Pays to be Modest
“Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.”Joseph Addison once said. Modesty can not only make someone look beautiful and well-mannered, but also serve as a guarantee to one’s excellent character. It is obvious that people tend to lose their fine qualities if they are not modest.
Simple as Addison’s remark may sound, it contains abundant life philosophy and informs us of the significance of modesty. why does modesty play an indispensable role in our life ? Modesty can inspire people to achieve greater success. Those who are modest will never be content with their current achievements, instead, they will work constantly to achieve a higher target. Quite a few examples can be given to prove the importance of modesty, however, I can think of no better illustration than the following one: how could Benjamin Franklin, who was once a printer of humble origins, attain tremendous achievements in so many fields such as science, politics, literature and navigation if he was simply content with small achievements?
We should always bear in mind that modesty will prompt us to go farther. Accordingly, at no time should we be satisfied with our small accomplishments, instead , we need to keep an open mind to accept new things, absorb new information, acquire new knowledge and seize new opportunities. “Success consists in industry and modesty.” A philosopher once said.(229words)
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“謙虛不僅僅是一個(gè)裝飾物，而且是美德的守衛(wèi)者。”約瑟夫.艾迪生曾經(jīng)說過。謙虛不僅可以使人看起來美麗、彬彬有禮，同時(shí)還是優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)的保證。很明顯，一個(gè)人如果不在謙虛，他也很可能會(huì)失去優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)。
艾迪生的話也許聽起來簡(jiǎn)單，但她卻包含了大量的生活哲理，并且讓我們明白了謙虛的重要性。為什么謙虛在我們的生活中扮演如此重要的角色呢?謙虛可以使人獲得更大的成功。那些謙虛的人永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)滿足于當(dāng)前的成就，取而代之的是，他們會(huì)一直努力地工作，來達(dá)成更高的目標(biāo)。相當(dāng)多的例子可以用來證明謙虛的重要性，但是除了下面這個(gè)例子，我想不到更好的了。曾只是個(gè)出身卑微的印刷工本杰明.富蘭克林，如果他只是滿足于小小的成就，他怎么可能后來在科學(xué)、政治、文學(xué)和航海學(xué)等那么多的領(lǐng)域取得巨大的成就呢?
我們應(yīng)該牢記在心，謙虛會(huì)讓我們走的更遠(yuǎn)。因此，任何時(shí)候我們都不能滿足于小小的成就，取而代之的是，我們應(yīng)該保持一個(gè)開放的心態(tài)，去接受新事物，吸收新信息，學(xué)習(xí)新知識(shí)并且抓住新機(jī)會(huì)。“成功在于勤奮和謙虛”一位哲人也曾經(jīng)說過。
