221.不要动辄使自己和他人感到尴尬
不要动辄使自己和他人感到尴尬。有些人对自己和他人都是有失体面的绊脚石,他们离愚蠢只有一步。这种人到处都能遇见,却不容易摆脱。即使一天惹出麻烦事上百桩,他们都毫不在乎。他们反对所有人和事,因此脾气总是不顺。他们颠倒判断标准,所以谴责任何事情。他们一无是处却又四处挑剔,这最能考验我们的耐性和谨慎。无教养的王国里到处都是这类怪物。
221.Donotseizeoccasionstoembarrassyourselforothers
Donotseizeoccasionstoembarrassyourselforothers。Therearesomemenstumbling-blocksofgoodmannerseitherforthemselvesorforothers:theyarealwaysonthepointofsomestupidity。Youmeetwiththemeasilyandpartfromthemuneasily。Ahundredannoyancesadayisnothingtothem。Theirhumouralwaysstrokesthewrongwaysincetheycontradictallandevery。Theyputonthejudgmentcapwrongsideforemostandthuscondemnall。Yetthegreatesttestofothers'patienceandprudencearejustthosewhodonogoodandspeakillofall。TherearemanymonstersinthewiderealmofIndecorum。