满招损谦受益英文

complacency does harm to you but modesty benefits

with exception of any understanding about the underlying meanings which O.henry was apt to elucidate.but now,picking up these masterpieces after five years,I seemingly can get through some metaphorical thoughts conveyed by O.henry.

One loses by pride and gains by modesty/ The modest receive benefit, while the conceited reap failure.

满招损，谦得益Modesty helps one to make progress; conceit makes one lag behind. progress is modest, proud people behind.One loses by pride and gains by modestry.

One loses by pride and gains by modesty/ The modest receive benefit, while the conceited reap failure.Haughtines invites losses while modesty brings profits.Full for the worse ，Modest benefitPride hurts,modesty benefitsPride goes before fall.