Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

He who believes to be something has stopped to become something.

Chinese translation:

自命不凡者止于平凡

Added to glossary by wonita (X)
Sep 28, 2012 10:15
11 yrs ago
English term

How best to translate this sentence into Chinese?

English to Chinese Bus/Financial Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
"He who believes to be something has stopped to become something."
-Sokrates
Proposed translations (Chinese)
3 +3 自命不凡者止于平凡
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Sep 29, 2012 19:51: wonita (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/711422">wonita (X)'s</a> old entry - "How best to translate this sentence into Chinese?"" to ""自命不凡者止于平凡""

Proposed translations

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自命不凡者止于平凡

原句应该是说,自以为了不起的人已经停止了成为了不起的人的步伐

类似于骄傲使人止步

或者,老子的“自矜者不长”
Peer comment(s):

agree Su Hong
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agree Joanna Chow
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