雙語智慧書·讓你自身的素質超過職責的要求

292．讓你自身的素質超過職責的要求
　　讓你自身的素質超過職責的要求，而不是相反。不管職位多高，你本身的素質都應更高。隨著職位的升高，廣博的才能隨之越來越得到拓展。與之相反，氣量狹小之人容易失去信心，并因為職責減小、名望減損而陷入悲傷之中。偉大的奧古斯都(1)更為看重的不是成為高貴的君主，而是成為一個偉大的人。高級的頭腦能在此找到適當的位置，有充分根據的自信能在此找到恰當的機會。


292．Let your personal qualities surpass those of your office
　Let your personal qualities surpass those of your office, do not let it be the other way about. However high the post, the person should be higher. An extensive capacity expands and dilates more and more as his office becomes higher. On the other hand, the narrow-minded will easily lose heart and come to grief with diminished responsibilities and reputation. The great Augustus thought more of being a great man than a great prince. Here a lofty mind finds fit place, and well-grounded confidence finds its opportunity.
　　
(1) 羅馬帝國第一任皇帝，愷撒的甥孫及養(yǎng)子。當政時擴張疆土，美化羅馬，招納學者，并奠定了長達兩個世紀的"羅馬式和平"。