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186认识缺点不管其地位有多高（第1页）

186．认识缺点，不管其地位有多高

识别缺点，不管其地位有多高。邪恶无法掩藏其本质，哪怕它穿绸披锦，甚或头戴金冠，终究会被正直之人识破。无论奴隶制怎样炫耀君王与主人的高贵，都无法减少其本质的卑劣。恶人可以站在高处，自拔其高，但他们依然卑下。人们能看到许多伟人有重大的过失，但却不知道伟人之所以伟大并非因为其过失。有些崇高的榜样外表美丽得很，甚至可以掩藏其缺陷；谄媚之人受其感染，认识不到高位所掩藏的东西如果失去其地位，将令人生厌。

186．Recognizefaults，howeverhighplaced

Recognizefaults，howeverhighplaced。Integritycannotmistakeviceevenwhenclothedinbrocadeorperchancecrownedwithgold，butwillnotbeabletohideitscharacterforallthat。Slaverydoesnotloseitsvileness，howeveritvauntthenobilityofitslordandmaster。Vicesmaystandinhighplace，butarelowforallthat。Mencanseethatmanyagreatmanhasgreatfaults，yettheydonotseethatheisnotgreatbecauseofthem。Theexampleofthegreatissospeciousthatitevenglossesoverviciousness，tillitmaysoaffectthosewhoflatteritthattheydonotnoticethatwhattheyglossoverinthegreattheyabominateinthelowerclasses。