59、Ann Landers—On Class

On Class

By Ann Landers

Class never runs scared. It is sure-footed and confident. It can handle anything that comes along. Class has a sense of humor. It knows a good laugh is the best lubricant for oiling the machinery of human relations. Class never makes excuses. It takes its lumps and learns from past mistakes. Class bespeaks an aristocracy that has nothing to do with ancestors or money. Some wealthy “blue bloods” have no class, while individuals who are struggling to make ends meet are loaded with it.

Class is real. It can’t be faked. Class never tried to build itself up by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse. Everyone is comfortable with the person who has class because that person is comfortable with himself. If you have class, you’ve got it made. If you don’t have class, no matter what else you have, it doesn’t make any difference.


论风度

作者：安·兰德斯

风度从不战战兢兢。风度步伐稳健、自信满满。风度能够处理好任何不期而至的事情。风度带有一种幽默感。它知道开怀大笑是处理人际关系最好的润滑剂。风度从来不找借口。风度接受惩罚，并且从过去的错误中吸取经验。风度彰显出一种和先辈或金钱毫无关系的贵族气息。一些富有的“名门之后”并没有风度，而另一些勉强维持生计的个体却极具风度。

风度很真实。你装不出来。风度从不会尝试通过贬低别人来抬高自己。风度已经高高在上了，不需要努力通过让别人看起来更糟而把自己衬托得更好。每个人跟有风度的人在一起都很舒服，因为有风度的人本身就很舒服。如果你有风度，你已经成功了。但如果你没有风度，无论你有什么，也没什么不同。