奏效前不邀功 Do not affect what you have not effected.

Do not affect what you have not effected. Many claim exploits without the slightest claim.
奏效前不邀功最没有理由邀功的人往往最自豪。

'With the greatest coolness they makea mystery of all. Chameleons of applause they afford others a surfeit of laughter. Vanity is always objectionable, here it is despicable. These ants of honour go crawling about filching scraps of exploits. duanwenw.com The greater your exploits the less you need affect them: content yourself with doing, leave the talking to others.
他们把什么都说得神乎其神,并且表现得若无其事;他们是一心只求别人喝彩的变色龙,徒令人捧腹大笑。英语短文虚荣心总是令人反感的。但这种情形比虚荣心还要受人鄙视。有的人为讨取功名,像蚂蚁一样四处攀爬、攒积荣誉。你纵有天大的才华,也应尽量避免虚荣。心安理得地做自己的事,不要理会别人的说法。

Give away your deeds but do not sell them. And do not hire venal pens to write down praises in the mud, to the derision of the knowing ones. Aspire rather to be a hero than merely to appear one.
功劳尽可拱手想让,万不可待价而沽。不要雇佣他人浮夸地对你进行赞美,这样违反常情的举动会惹人耻笑。与其表面上英雄气概,不如立志去拥有英雄品行。

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