41.切勿言過其實

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41.切勿言過其實



    切勿言過其實。細心謹慎的一個重要目的,就是說話不過分使用“最”字,以免違背事實,或是讓人對你的判斷力産生懷疑。言過其實糟蹋你的判斷力,顯得你學識淺薄,品位低劣。贊美之辭引來人們的好奇心,好奇心又滋生欲望。待之後人們發現你是在誇大其詞時,期望落空,就會有種被欺騙的感覺,于是滋生報複之心,将贊美者和被贊美者一起貶低下去。因此,謹小慎微之人在評價事物時總是很謹慎,甯可言之不足,也不誇大其詞。非凡的事物是很少見的,因此,你要節制你的評價。誇大其詞近乎說謊,會危及自身聲譽,讓人對你的品味産生懷疑;更糟糕的是,讓人懷疑你的見識。

    

41.Neverexaggerate



    Neverexaggerate.Itisanimportantobjectofattentionnottotalkinsuperlatives,soasneithertooffendagainsttruthnortogiveameanideaofone'sunderstanding.Exaggerationisaprodigalityofthejudgmentwhichshowsthenarrownessofone'sknowledgeorone'staste.Praisearouseslivelycuriosity,begetsdesire,andifafterwardsthevaluedoesnotcorrespondtotheprice,asgenerallyhappens,expectationrevoltsagainstthedeception,andrevengesitselfbyunder-estimatingthethingrecommendedandthepersonrecommending.Aprudentmangoesmorecautiouslytowork,andpreferstoerrbyunderstatementthanbyoverstatement.Extraordinarythingsarerare,thereforemoderateyourvaluation.Exaggerationisabranchoflying,andyoulosebyitthecreditofgoodtaste,whichismuch,andofgoodsense,whichismore.