培根散文隨筆集第55章：Of Honour & Reputation 論榮譽與名聲
榮譽之獲得不過是個人之美德和價值未遭毀損而得以昭然。如果一個人在著手行事時不善珍惜自己的名聲，那失敗對他名譽的毀損將遠遠多于成功為他們帶來的榮譽。嫉妒是榮譽的大敵，所以必須消除他人對自己的嫉妒之心。方法是表明自己所追求的是功績而非名望，并把自己的成就歸功于上帝和命運，而非歸因于自己的聰明才智。體會：嚴以律已，寬以待人。謙虛使人進步，驕傲使人落后。功勞是大家的，錯誤則要勇于自己來承擔。
of honour & reputation 論榮譽與名聲
the winning of honour is but the revealing of a man's virtue and worth, without disadvantage. for some in their actions do woo and affect honour and reputation.
which sort of men are commonly much talked of, but inwardly little admired. and some, contrariwise, darken their virtue, in the show of it； so as they be undervalued in opinion. if a man perform that which hath not been attempted before； or attempted and given over, or ham been achieved, but not with so good circumstance； he shall purchase more honour, than by effecting a matter of greater difficulty, or virtue, wherein he is but a follower. if a man so temper his actions, as in some one of them he doth content every faction, or combination of people, the music will be the fuller.
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