Modest celebrity story 1 Socrates, a famous ancient Greek philosopher, not only wrote brilliant works, but also recruited many students to fall behind and used the famous enlightenment dialogue to enlighten the wisdom of young people. Whenever people admire his profound knowledge and extraordinary wisdom, he always modestly says, "The only thing I know is my own ignorance."
Newton, known as the "father of mechanics", discovered the law of universal gravitation, and in heat, he determined the law of cooling. In mathematics, he put forward the "flow number method", established binomial theorem and Leibniz founded calculus almost at the same time, which opened a new era of mathematics. He is a great scientist who has made many achievements, yet he is very modest. Regarding his success, he said modestly, "If I see farther than Descartes, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants." He also said to people: "I am like a child playing by the sea." Sometimes I am glad to find a smooth and beautiful stone, but the sea of truth has not been discovered. "
Beethoven, a world-famous music master, said modestly that he "learned only a few notes".
The great scientist Einstein said that he was "as naive as a child".
Andre, a French chemist, made great achievements in chemistry when he was a Muji man. He was elected as a member of the Royal Society, Owens College set up a new professor position in organic chemistry for him, and Glass University elected him as an honorary doctor. These many honors have not changed his modesty at all.
After the death of George W. Laima, Engels called him "the most modest man in the world" in his eulogy.
The famous story of modesty: the story of Tang Bohu's diligent study of painting.
Tang Bohu was a famous painter and writer in Ming Dynasty. When he was young, he showed superhuman talent in painting. As a disciple of the great painter Shen Zhou, Tang Bohu naturally studied harder, quickly mastered the painting skills, and was highly praised by Shen Zhou.
Unexpectedly, due to Shen Zhou's praise, Tang Bohu, who has always been modest, gradually became complacent. Shen Zhou see in the eye, in mind. During a meal, Shen Zhou asked Tang Bohu to open the window. Tang Bohu found that his window was actually a painting by Teacher Shen Zhou. Tang Bohu felt very ashamed and devoted himself to painting.
Modest celebrity story 2 During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Kong You in Weiguo, who was studious and modest. After his death, Wang Wei named him "Wen" in recognition of his studious spirit. Therefore, people later addressed him as "Confucius".
Confucius had a student named Zi Gong, who was also a patriot. He doesn't think Kong Yun is called "Confucius" as people say, which seems a bit overblown. He thought and thought, but he didn't understand, so he asked Confucius for advice.
Zi Gong said, "That Kong Wen is nothing. Why should he be named "Wen"? " (Excerpted from American text)
Confucius replied: "Confucius is smart and eager to learn, and dares to humbly ask people whose status and knowledge are inferior to his own, without feeling humiliated." This is very remarkable and should be given the title of' Wen'. " After listening to Confucius' words, Zi Gong suddenly realized that he was completely convinced.
Modest celebrity story 3/kloc-Beronie, a famous French painter in the 9th century, went to Switzerland for a holiday, and still went to various places to sketch on his back every day.
One day, he was painting by the lake Geneva, and three British female tourists came. When they saw his paintings, they criticized them. One said it was not good here, and the other said it was wrong there. Belloni corrected them one by one and finally said "thank you" to them.
The next day, Belloni went to another place on business and happened to meet the three women yesterday. They are whispering, not knowing what they are discussing. When three English women saw him, they went up to him and asked him, "Sir, we heard that the great painter Beronie was on vacation here, so we came to visit him specially. Do you know where he is now? "
Beronie bent down slightly to them and replied, "No, I'm Beronie."
Three British women were shocked, remembered yesterday's rudeness, and ran away with a red face.
Modest celebrity story 4 According to legend, the ancient Yellow River has always been under the jurisdiction of Hebo.
This Hebo is very dedicated and has been guarding the Yellow River, so he has no time to look outside the Yellow River, so he is deeply proud of the rolling waves of the Yellow River and thinks that all the spectacular scenes in the world are in his own place.
Proud, he decided to look elsewhere, so he went down the river until he reached the North Sea. Hebo stood by the North Sea and looked east. He saw the sky and the sea connected, but he couldn't see the edge at a glance. He couldn't help feeling deeply. He said to Poseidon in Beihai: "As the saying goes, after listening to a few words of truth, you feel that there is no one like you in the world. "That's what I mean. And I have also heard that "Kong Qiu knows too little" and "Boyi's lofty righteousness is not worth paying attention to". At first, I didn't believe there was such an arrogant person! Now I have seen the boundless sea with my own eyes. If I hadn't come to you, I would have been laughed at by those knowledgeable people forever. "
Modest celebrity story 5 During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Jiang Shui was recommended to be an official in the imperial court.
The emperor summoned him, and he was too nervous to answer, so he recommended his student Dai Zhen.
Dai Zhen talked with Kan Kan, analyzed the problem to the point, and made it clear. The emperor was very excited. Ask Dai Zhen: Who is more talented than the teacher? Dai Zhen replied: My level is low. The emperor asked again, why can't the high-level people answer? Dai Zhen said: The teacher is old and hard of hearing, but his knowledge is ten thousand times more than mine. The emperor appreciated his spirit of humility and made him an academician.
Modest celebrity story 6 physicist Einstein was a famous physicist when he was alive, and he was deeply admired by people. Among the statues of the world's greatest scholars set up by the new york Riverside Church, Einstein is the only one alive. But he was not carried away by honor, and always maintained the quality of humility.
He feels that he can't understand that others regard him as an idol. He is tired of the publicity and praise in newspapers and periodicals, especially those journalists, painters and sculptors who come to take pictures, portraits and statues, which makes him unbearable. He said he just became a model of these industries.
Einstein never considered himself a superman. He realized that the road he took was an extension of the road taken by his predecessors, and the new era of science was opened on the basis of his predecessors, so he always appreciated the contributions of his predecessors with admiration and gratitude.
He knows that many people are struggling with each other on the road of science, each with his own work and contribution, so he has great respect for the work of his peers. Even to his subordinates and students, Einstein didn't show any arrogance. Anyone who came into contact with him was moved by his affability and peace.
He also summed up such a success formula: A = X+Y+Z, where a stands for success, x stands for hard work, y stands for correct method, and z stands for less empty talk. He thinks he is not a genius, but a loyal and diligent truth seeker.
Modest celebrity story 7 Li Zicheng was the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty. At the beginning of the uprising, he was able to share joys and sorrows with the officers and men, and he was a corporal with high moral character, so he won many battles.
However, with the growth of the uprising team and the outstanding achievements, his pride increased day by day, he coveted enjoyment, did not listen to advice, and actually killed Yan Li, a loyal minister who advised him, so that his morale was scattered, his brilliant achievements were destroyed, and finally he brought himself to ruin.
A modest celebrity story 8 Zola once described his student, the great French writer Mo Bosang, as follows: He often listens to our conversation all afternoon, with bright eyes and a smile, and only dares to interrupt for a long time.
No one expected that this cheerful and energetic young man would later produce boule de suif, a perfect work full of tenderness, ridicule and courage. He listened to our conversation quietly, and then the works poured out, showing perfect skills.
It can be said that the popularity of boule de suif in the literary world is the result of modesty and eagerness to learn.
Modest celebrity story 9 Newton is one of the giants in the history of science. He discovered the law of universal gravitation and established Newton's law of motion, which became the basis of classical mechanics. He decomposed light and founded optics; In thermodynamics, he defined the law of cooling; In astronomy, he created the reflecting telescope, investigated the laws of planetary motion, scientifically explained the tidal phenomenon, and predicted that the earth was not a right sphere; In mathematics, he is the founder of calculus …
Engels was surprised at his great achievements in England. However, he is very modest. On his deathbed, relatives and friends who came to visit him said at the bedside: You are a great man of our time ... He heard the word "great man" and shook his head and said: Don't say that, I don't know what the world thinks of me. I just feel like a child playing on the beach and accidentally picked up some shiny shells.
But the sea of truth in Wang Yang has not been familiar and discovered before my eyes. After a pause, he added: If I see farther than Descartes, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants. With these words, he closed his eyes calmly.
Modest celebrity story 10 Nobel was an outstanding Swedish chemist at the end of 19. He contributed a lot in his life, but he was modest. A Swedish publisher wants to publish a collection of Swedish celebrities in search of Nobel Prize. Nobel politely refused. He said: I like to subscribe to this valuable and interesting book, but please don't include me. I don't know if I deserve this fame, but I hate excessive rhetoric. Nobel's brother wants to compile a family history and let him send an autobiography. Nobel wrote: Adolf Fred Nobel's poor life was almost ruined by a kind doctor when he was born.
Main virtues: keep nails clean and never involve others; Main disadvantages: unmarried, bad temper, poor digestion; There is only one hope: don't be buried alive; The biggest sin: disrespect for the god of wealth; Life events: none. My brother advised me repeatedly and offered to help him clean up. Nobel insisted on not following.
He said: I don't just have no time, the most fundamental reason is that I can't write any autobiography. In the whirlpool of the universe, there are so many planets as Ganges sand, but we are insignificant. What's worth writing about? Nobel was unwilling to promote himself all his life. His amazing performance is inseparable from his extraordinary modesty.
Modest celebrity story 1 1 Bian Que was a famous doctor in ancient China. His three brothers all make a living as doctors.
One day, King Wen of Wei asked Bian Que, "Your three brothers are all good at medical skills. Which is the best? "
Bian Que replied: "The eldest brother is the best, the second brother is the second, and I am the worst."
King Wen asked again, "Since you are the worst, why are you the most famous?"
Bian Que replied, "My eldest brother treated me before I got sick. Because most people don't know that he has eradicated the cause in advance, his fame can't spread, only our family knows. My second brother was treated at the beginning of his illness. Most people think that he can only cure minor illnesses, so he is only famous in our village. And I, Bian Que, treated my illness when it was very serious. Most people think that my medical skills are the best when they see major operations such as bloodletting and sticking needles on meridians, so my reputation spread all over the country. "
King Wen repeatedly nodded and praised: "You speak very well."
Modest celebrity story 12 The Wright brothers in America are the inventors of airplanes, and they have made outstanding contributions to the world space industry.
They are a pair of brothers who are good at thinking and studying hard, but at the same time they are the least sociable. He is my brother. What they hate most is speech. At a banquet, after three rounds of drinking, the host asked Big Wright to give a speech.
"This must be a mistake?" Big Wright said shyly, "It is my brother's responsibility to make a speech."
The host turned to Little Wright. Little Wright stood up and said, "Thank you, my brother just gave a speech."
Pushing around like this, people still don't let go of the two brothers. After repeated invitations from people from all walks of life, Little Wright only said this sentence: "As far as I know, only parrots can talk among birds, and parrots can't fly high."
This speech won warm applause for a long time.
Modest celebrity story 13 Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States, and Warren Buffett is the super-rich man in the United States after Bill Gates. However, Gates is an admirer of Buffett, not the other way around.
Buffett is known as the "stock god", but his decision to invest in stocks is very simple, not only unchanged for a long time, but also widely known. In this case, no one has ever surpassed him in this respect.
This is an intriguing thing.
Buffett has three don 'ts about investment: don't be greedy, don't follow the trend, and don't speculate.
It's simple, but it can't be done without amazing willpower.
Greed is human nature, following the trend is human nature, and speculation is simply the only way to get rich quickly. But Buffett stopped all this.
It is Buffett's job to have a deep understanding of an enterprise, its products, its business strategy, its market objectives, the quality of its managers, the demands of its shareholders, and various problems and solutions in its market. Behind a simple rule, there are countless basic tasks to be done. From this perspective, is Buffett's success so easy to replicate? Bill Gates admires Buffett, not only because Buffett has an extremely accurate vision in investment. As the super-rich favored by the US government, Buffett published an article "Stop Worship the Super-rich" in The New York Times on August115,2065438, arguing that it is unfair for a symbol like him to enjoy special tax incentives, while those poor and middle class are fighting in Afghanistan.
For those who become rich because of unfair distribution of wealth, how many people know the real reason for their wealth? Just because you are diligent and smart, you can get much more wealth than others?
Buffett's vision of wealth is as accurate as his vision of creating wealth. He is not only the idol of Bill Gates, but also the idol of many people.
Of course, you can't look at a person by what he said, but by what he did. Traveling around the world with Bill Gates to promote charity, Buffett didn't hit himself in the face.
Some people may say that if Buffett donates his money to promote charity, isn't it more effective than his publicity? Jet Li has encountered similar problems. The kungfu superstar, who was born in China and raised in China, founded One Foundation. When faced with questions, he replied that charity cannot be done by one person. He hopes that the concept of charity can be widely known, which is far more important than a person donating all his wealth.
I don't think I am as good as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, and I believe there are many people who are richer than me even in China, but I still set up a charity fund. I think the concept of charity is that the more money a person donates, the more enthusiastic he is about charity. Charity is just a means to repay the society. It's very personal, and it is to help others within the limits of one's ability.
Before I set up a charity fund, I also donated a lot of money to charity, but I don't think there is much money. It's not that I don't want to donate more, but I think my friends and relatives, my employees, are the people who need my help most, compared with those I don't know and I never know. If a person is extremely harsh on the people around him, what is the use of a good image in the outside world? Isn't this behavior the legendary money to buy fame?
Wealth should not be used in this way, especially the wealth I have, which was jointly created by me and my employees, and my employees should get this part of wealth first. The power of example is infinite. It is from examples that we can see some things that we want to have but are not perfect or have. Almost all my knowledge about wealth, morality, life and so on. It comes from learning, and then I don't quote it from examples.
If Buffett set an example for Gates, then all the people who deserve my study set an example for me.
What a person knows at first is basically from his parents. I thank my parents. What I did today, everything I think is worthy of my heart, and everything that will make me an example one day, I prepared for my son.
When he grows up one day, when he is better than me one day, I hope I am worthy of my son, and I hope he can follow my example and say that he is so good. Bill Gates did it, and so did Warren Buffett. If even the super-rich who almost never attract bad reviews are doing this, why don't I do it? If there is a better existence than them, I will also modify my goal. But before that, my direction is so clear that it will guide me all the way up.
Modest celebrity story 14 A female writer was invited to attend a pen meeting, and a young Hungarian writer sat next to her.
Women writers are plain-dressed, taciturn and modest. The male writer doesn't know who she is. He thinks she is just a bad writer.
Therefore, he has a condescending mentality.
"Excuse me, Miss, are you a professional writer?"
"Yes, sir."
"So, what masterpiece did you publish? May I read a book or two? "
"I'm just writing a novel, not a masterpiece."
Male writers have proved their judgment.
He said, "You also write novels, so we are in the same trade. I have published 339 novels. How many books have you published? "
"I only wrote one."
The male writer asked contemptuously, "Oh, you only wrote one novel. Then can you tell me the name of this novel? " .
The female writer of Gone with the Wind said calmly. The arrogant male writer was dumbfounded immediately.
The woman writer named margaret mitchell wrote only one novel in her life. Now, we all know her name, and there is no doubt about the name of the author who claims to have published 339 novels.
The story of a modest celebrity 15 Zuo was an important official in the late Qing Dynasty. He likes playing chess, which is superb and has few opponents.
Once he traveled incognito and saw an old man playing chess in the street. The sign says, "The best chess player in the world." Zuo felt that the old man was too arrogant and immediately challenged him. As a result, the old man was vulnerable and lost again and again. Zuo was complacent and ordered the old man to tear down the sign of "the first chess player in the world" and stop embarrassing himself.
Unexpectedly, when Zuo came back from Xinjiang rebellion, he found that brand again. He was very unhappy and went to play chess with the old man again, but this time he was killed after three defeats in three wars. Going back the next day, I was still defeated. He was surprised: Why did the old man make such rapid progress in chess in such a short time? He asked the old man for advice.
The old man smiled and said, "Although you are traveling incognito, I can tell at a glance that you are Zuo Gong and are about to go to war, so I will let you win and give you confidence to make great achievements. Now that you have won, I don't have to be polite anymore! "
Zuo was convinced when he was stopped.