Come to think of it, it makes sense.

If the seller says his things are not good, who else will buy them?

However, proper boasting is an instinct, and excessive boasting is showing off.

People who like to exaggerate are often superficial and have no real skills.

Don't believe what these low-level people like to show off!

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Show off one's cleverness

There is such a true story:

After graduating from college, the young man went abroad and began to study abroad through work-study programs.

By chance, he found that the ticket offices of the local public transport system were all self-help, with no ticket gates, no ticket inspectors and even few random checks.

With his own cleverness, he estimated that the probability of escaping the proportion was only three in ten thousand.

He is complacent about this discovery and often evades tickets to get on the bus.

Four years later, the golden signboard and excellent academic performance of famous schools made him frequently enter the doors of some multinational companies and proudly promote himself.

But these companies were enthusiastic at first, but after a few days, they all politely refused.

This made him very angry. For the last time, he asked the manager why he didn't hire him.

However, the ending was unexpected.

"To be honest, in terms of work ability, you are just the person we are looking for. But we checked your credit history and found that you were punished for evading tickets by bus three times. First, you don't respect the rules; Secondly, you are not trustworthy ... "

This is like a dream, and I regret it.

The young man is really smart, and he is good at finding "loopholes" in life.

But it was this cleverness that ruined his future.

Schopenhauer once said, "Showing off one's talents and cleverness is nothing but an attack on others' stupidity and incompetence. "

It's good to be smart, but it's boring to be too calculating.

Sometimes, inadvertently showing off your cleverness not only makes you appear frivolous and arrogant, but also brings unnecessary trouble.

As the saying goes, "if you are clumsy, you can argue."

A really smart person looks clumsy on the surface, but doesn't show off himself; A truly talented person looks dull, but in fact he doesn't show his edge.

People are most afraid of ending up "smarter than cleverness".

When a person starts to show off his talents, he becomes worthless.

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Show off one's relationship

In the era of WeChat, everyone has a long list of "friends" in their address book, ranging from hundreds to thousands.

There may be one or two people to show off, but in their eyes, you are nothing at all

Therefore, don't deliberately show off your contacts. Friendship that meets by chance is often the most unreliable.

A friend of mine made such a mistake.

Several students got together at that time. During the dinner, an old classmate complained about his child's choice of school.

My friend was drunk at that time and proudly replied, "It's my treat. I have acquaintances. "

I didn't regret it until I woke up the next day and saw the text message sent by my old classmates.

In fact, his so-called acquaintance once met on the wine table and didn't speak for half a year after adding WeChat.

I can't erase my face, so I have to bite the bullet and find a way.

In the end, it not only failed to solve the problem, but also delayed the best opportunity for old classmates to do things.

As a result, it is conceivable that many friends in the circle no longer have any intersection with him.

"Caigen Tan" said: "Be chivalrous when making friends, and be naive when being a person."

In life, everyone can't do without contacts.

But smart people often don't show off their connections easily.

Because this is not only disrespectful to others, but also a kind of harm to yourself.

Networking is a mutually beneficial exchange between the two sides, not something you show off at will.

What about 3000 WeChat friends? The key is how many people are willing to lend a helping hand when they encounter problems?

Less hypocrisy, more sincerity.

Keep a low profile and be sincere, and you can reap a better future.

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Show off one's achievements

The ancients said, "The still water is deep, but the wise are speechless."

Really powerful people seldom show off their achievements, while ignorant people like to talk big.

One photo unexpectedly turned Liu Xianlin, an academician of China Academy of Engineering, into an "internet celebrity".

In the second-class seat of the high-speed rail, 78-year-old Academician Liu Xianlin insisted on writing in order to make a good report.

Eagle-eyed netizens also found that Mr. Liu was wearing a pair of old leather shoes, which was very simple, and he could not help but sigh: This is another sweeping monk-style master in the world.

In fact, as the first academician of China Academy of Engineering, Liu Xianlin has many privileges, but Academician Liu is only immersed in research, and is very low-key and humble.

All the things we can show off are not worth mentioning here.

As the saying goes: "those who see themselves are unknown, those who are self-evident do not prove it, those who cut themselves are useless, and those who are complacent are not long."

Some people are arrogant and arrogant; Some people have no ambition, but they are pretentious. As we all know, it is the ear of rice that bows its head and barnyard grass that looks up.

Learning is like this, so is being a man.

Who can resist glitz and loneliness, who can keep prosperity, who can get more awards from fate.

So, don't show off your achievements blindly, because when you are really strong, you don't need to show off, you will attract people who admire you and follow you.

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show off/flaunt one's wealth

Italian jeweler Molecchi once participated in a gem auction in London.

He saw an ordinary old man sitting next to him, wearing a watch with more than a dozen gems.

Moleki asked, "Is your gem watch valuable?"

The old man smiled and replied, "No, this is just an ordinary watch."

On hearing this, Moleki showed off how many precious stones he owned and talked about the method of identifying fake stones.

Towards the end of the auction, Maliki took a peacock sapphire for 50,000 pounds.

When Moleki got the jewels, he showed them off to the old man again. The old man sighed and said:

"You paid at least 20,000 more for this gem."

Later, Moleki learned that this old man was Graf, a jewelry tycoon with a capital of 20 billion pounds and the richest man in the world jewelry industry.

Writer Yi Shu once said that many people regard it as a classic:

A lady with real temperament never shows off everything she has. She won't tell others what books she has read, where she has been, how many clothes she has and what jewelry she has bought, because she has no sense of inferiority.

Yes, a really powerful person doesn't need to show off his sense of existence by showing off his external image.

On the contrary, the more you lack, the more you will show off; The more you feel inferior, the more you hide.

Just like a peacock with its screen open, its tail feathers are shaking beautifully, and the back of its ass is still naked.

Maybe today, fate will make you rich, and tomorrow it will leave you with nothing.

The most important thing in life is often not the result, but the process of your efforts to earn wealth.

Being rich is beautiful, but not showing off excessively is also a kind of accomplishment.

A person wants to live his true self:

First, look down on things outside; Second, it should not be judged by others; Third, let nature take its course and let it be.

He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise.

Really powerful people never talk empty words. Only by keeping a low profile and treating others sincerely can we reap a better life.

* * * and friends.