恶意常常可以激励我们克服本来不愿面对的重重困难,大多数人成就伟业,都应归功于自己的对手。比憎恶更危险的是谄媚,别人的谄媚掩盖了你的缺点,而别人的憎恶则促使你消除瑕疵。智者把别人的恶意视为一面比善意更真实的镜子,以减少或改正有关缺陷。每个人与对手或敌人比邻而居时,都会变得十分小心,而这亦是成功的秘诀。 Maliciousness often motivates us to overcome the many difficulties we would otherwise have been unwilling to face. Most people make great achievements because of their opponents. More dangerous than hate is flattery, flattering others cover your shortcomings, and other people’s abhorrence will prompt you to eliminate flaws. Wise men treat the evil of others as a mirror that is more realistic than goodwill to reduce or correct defects. Everyone has become very cautious when they stand in close proximity to their opponents or enemies, and this is the recipe for success.