謹慎的人總是努力不讓自己變得難堪。這樣的人才是真正的人，才是高尚的人，因為胸襟寬大的人不會輕易受情緒制約。激情是靈魂生出的古怪念頭，稍稍過量便會削弱我們的判斷力。如果人們從你的話中聽出了這一點，那你的名聲就岌岌可危了。你需要徹底地把持住你自己，要做到不管是春風得意還是厄運連連，都不會因擾亂自身而使名譽受損，相反會因為這些事而提升名聲，顯示你的優越之處。

巴爾塔沙 葛拉西安

Never Be Put out

Tis a great aim of prudence never to be embarrassed.It is the sign of a real man. Of a noble heart, for magnanimity is not easily putout. The passions are the humours of the soul, and every excess in them weakensprudence; if they overflow through the mouth, the reputation will be in danger.Let a man therefore be so much and so great a master over himself that neitherin the most fortunate nor in the most adverse circumstances can anything causehis reputation injury by disturbing his self-possession, but rather enhance itby showing his superiority.

Baltasar Gracian

Magnanimity 寬宏大量