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The water supporting a ship can also upset it. 水能载舟,亦能覆舟 The water supporting a ship can also upset it. This sentence is a Chinese proverb. 水能载舟,亦能覆舟。(shui neng zai zhou, yi neng fu zhou.)这是一句中国谚语。 水(shui)means water, is also can extend to indicate the river, the sea, etc. 舟(zhou)is a kind of small boat. 能(neng): be able to; be capable of 亦(yi): at the same time 载(zai)-- v. carry; 覆(fu)--v. overturn; cover The thing or person that is helped you to gain the successful, but at the same time, these also have the power can destory you. 帮助你获得成功的人活着事情,同时也有能力可以摧毁你。 No matter how sucessful you got, be humble, try to being an attitude with peaceful and grateful to face others rather than show off. 无论你获得多大的成就,保持谦卑,试着以平和、心存感激的姿态对待其他人,而不是炫耀。 Even you stand on the Top now, be nice to the junior. Coz you don't know next minute, they will still followed you or react against you. 无论你现在是否站在顶端,对下级好一些。因为你不知道下一秒,他们是否会继续跟随你,或者反抗你。
19 jul. 2015 08:46
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The water supporting a ship can also upset it. 水能载舟,亦能覆舟

The water supporting a ship can also upset it. This sentence is a Chinese proverb.
水能载舟,亦能覆舟。(shui neng zai zhou, yi neng fu zhou.)这是一句中国谚语。

水(shui)means water, is also can extend to indicate the river, the sea, etc.
舟(zhou)is a kind of small boat.
能(neng): be able to; be capable of
亦(yi): at the same time
载(zai)-- v. carry; 覆(fu)--v. overturn; cover

The thing or person that is helped/enabled you to *gain the successful, but at the same time, these also have the power can to destroy you.                 gain success/become successful
帮助你获得成功的人活着事情,同时也有能力可以摧毁你。

No matter how successful you become got, be humble, try to being show/demonstrate an attitude with that is respectful [peaceful] and grateful to face others, rather than show off.
无论你获得多大的成就,保持谦卑,试着以平和、心存感激的姿态对待其他人,而不是炫耀。

Even though you stand on/at the top now, be nice/ to the/your junior/subordinate, because Coz you don't know if next minute they will still followed you or react against you.
无论你现在是否站在顶端,对下级好一些。因为你不知道下一秒,他们是否会继续跟随你,或者反抗你。

 

Thank you for this :  an excellent piece of advice,  but not followed often enough.

19 juli 2015
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