( 36 ) 谚语 proverb : 自知不自见，自爱不自贵。Self-know but not from view, self-love but do not significantly vanity.

 

 

谚语 proverb :

 自知不自见，自爱不自贵。
Self-know but not from view, self-love but do not significantly vanity. 

 

出处 source * 老子 * 七十二章
作者 author : 李耳
朝代 dynasty : 先秦 （前 before 221 )

 

意思 meaning :
了解自己的能力，而不自我炫耀显示自我虚荣心，并懂得谦卑；
Understand own abilities without showing off self-vanity and know humility;

 

劝告 advice ：
要洁身自爱，而不骄矜凌人 。
want to love yourself but not arrogant / haughty

当自己学识和经验都比其他人成熟或丰富时，要好像成熟的稻米那样垂首谦卑。
when self-knowledges and experience more mature or richer than others, to turn the humble like the mature paddy rice.

 

虚荣 vanity
显示 showing
炫耀 showing off
自己 / 自我 self
谦卑 humunity
能力 ability / abilities
骄矜 / 傲慢 arrogant / haughty
要 want to
爱 love
洁 clean
洁身自爱 love yourself
成熟 mature
学识 / 知识 knowledges
经验 experience
丰富 rich / richer
稻 paddy
米 rice