113   Lack of progress brings decline; arrogance brings about failure.  Success has no bounds.  There’s no such thing as being the best; there’s only working to get better.
113 不進則退，驕傲則敗。成功沒有止境，好還要再好，沒有最好，只有更好

導向成功的金玉良言 ---  成功秘碼 21 條
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Lack of progress brings decline; arrogance brings about failure.  Take my encouragement: always strive for better.  You can’t simply find “the best thing on earth.”  You must work hard to make it the best.
「不進則退，驕傲則敗。我鼓勵大家，好還要再好。世界上沒有最好的東西，只有自己不斷地努力再努力，才能讓它變成最好。」

Success requires wisdom, persistence, hard work, endurance, and self-control.  Success never comes easy, and it’s harder still to sustain.  Therefore, there’s no such thing as being the best; there’s only getting better.  May we all encourage and support each other to strive for excellence.
「成功需要靠智慧、毅力、努力、耐心與節制。成功得來不易，要維持成功更是不容易，所以說：沒有最好，只有更好。希望大家互相勉勵之。」

Your thoughts determine your success, but it’s your self-discipline that keeps you from failing.
「腦袋決定成功，自我節制決定不敗。」

The one you’re competing with daily is yourself.  If you can’t trump yourself, you can never win.
「人生是每天在與自己在競爭，如果你不能勝過你自己，你就不能勝過你別人。」

To trump others, you need wisdom.  To trump yourself, you need health.
「想要勝過他人，你需要的條件是智慧。想要勝過你自己，你需要的條件是健康。」

Lack of progress brings decline; arrogance brings about failure.  Take my encouragement: always strive for better.  You can’t simply find “the best thing on earth.”  You must work hard to make it the best.
「不進則退，驕傲則敗。我鼓勵大家，好還要再好。世界上沒有最好的東西，只有自己不斷地努力再努力，才能讓它變成最好。」

Ten years of toil comes with ten years of lessons to learn.  We can create a successful tomorrow if we are able to remember the lessons of our past, contemplate our
「有十年的災難，就有十年的教訓。只有記取歷史的教訓，認真檢討，改正錯誤，這樣你才能有機會贏得明天的成功。」

Once upon a time Americans called the shots and enjoyed the best life has to offer.  Those days are gone.  Now we have to put our pride aside, go back to our roots, and work our way back up.
「以前呼風喚雨、盡情享受的日子已不再存在，現在美國人只有收起唯我獨尊的心態，回復以往西部拓荒的精神，認真地苦幹實幹，才能挽回頹勢。」

You’ll always have hope of success because it’s never too late to turn back on the wrong path, as long as you sincerely repent, take corrective actions, and aim high.
「放下屠刀立即成佛。只要誠心誠意的悔悟，改正錯誤，立志向上，這樣你就還是有希望。」

Leave past mistakes in the past.  As long as you don’t make the same mistakes twice, you’ve learned a priceless lesson.
「過去的犯錯已不可追回，只要以後不再犯同樣的錯，就是千金難買的教訓。」

In investments as in life, as soon as you come across a failure, take corrective actions.  The earlier you do so the more hope you’ll have.
「不管投資也好，做人也好，只要有失敗就要更改，愈早更改，就愈有希望。」

As time goes by, we will all go through numerous ups and downs.  Whether they’re successes or failures, we can learn from all of them.  That’s what being a real winner is all about.
「隨著時光的流逝，我們經歷了許多的波折，不管是成功的經驗或是失敗的經驗，我們都得到了教訓，這就是勝不驕，敗不餒。」

The brave are unafraid to repent their mistakes.  The majestic are eager for adventure.  The next big success will be someone who gives without taking.
「敢於悔過，就是勇者。敢於冒險者，就是王者。只問耕耘，不問收獲者，就是下一位成功的人。」

Often people attribute their failure to bad luck, which is a very irresponsible mentality.  Luck is only one component of success.  The real reason people succeed is persistent hard work.
「很多人失敗之後，常把失敗歸咎給運氣不好，像這種把失敗歸咎於運氣不好的人是不負責任的。運氣只是成功的因素之一，努力不懈才能走向成功。」

Success isn’t finite.  We must persistently work hard for our successes to go on and on.
「成功沒有止境，只有努力再努力，才能讓成功延續下去。」

If you can’t exercise self-control and resist the temptation of physical and material indulgence, you will eventually fall from grace.  No matter how rich or famous you are, you’ll end up losing everything, as we’ve all seen happen time and time again.
「凡不能把持自己，不能節制、不能抵擋酒色財氣的人，終究會從人生的高峰中跌倒下來。不管你多有錢、多有名，你都將一敗塗地，這就是一失足成千古恨的道理了。」

Success requires wisdom, persistence, hard work, endurance, and self-control.  Success never comes easy, and it’s harder still to sustain.  Therefore, there’s no such thing as being the best; there’s only getting better.  May we all encourage and support each other to strive for excellence.
「成功需要靠智慧、毅力、努力、耐心與節制。成功得來不容易，要維持成功更是不容易，所以說：沒有最好，只有更好。希望大家都能互相督促、互相勉勵之。」

Without the presence of greed, we can create world peace.  All wrongs begin with greed; therefore, to exercise self-control is to refrain from all forms of greed: alcohol, sex, money, fame, food, drugs, gambling, and indulgence.
「如果沒有貪心，世界就和平了。人的一切過錯都源自一個貪字，所以節制就是要戒貪，如：戒酒、戒色、戒財、戒名、戒美食、戒毒、戒賭、戒享受。」

Once you’ve achieved success, you must exercise self-control and refrain from greed.  That’s imperative to maintain long-term success.
「人一旦成功，成功之後就要有節制，也就是戒貪，唯有這樣才能繼續保有長期的成功。」

Humans are sometimes more treacherous than poisonous snakes.  Only when you steer clear of greed can you save yourself from the sabotage of others.
「人心比蛇蠍更險惡，唯有戒貪，才能明哲保身，才能不受他人引誘或陷害。」

Lack of progress brings decline; arrogance brings about failure.  Success has no bounds.  There’s no such thing as being the best; there’s only working to get better.
「不進則退，驕傲則敗。成功沒有止境，好還要再好，沒有最好，只有更好。」