虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後

虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后
xūxīnshǐrénjìnbù,jiāoàoshǐrénluòhòu
modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 虛心 xūxīn
  1. open-minded
  2. humble
2 使人 shǐrén
  1. (Classical) emissary; envoy; messenger
  2. (Classical) to send someone
  3. (literary) servant
  4. emissary; envoy; messenger
  5. servant
  6. to make one; to cause people (put before a noun or adjective to create a description); to set people (to do something)
  7. to send someone
3 進步 jìnbù
  1. progress; improvement
  2. to improve; to progress

classifier: 個
4 驕傲 jiāoào
  1. pride
  2. arrogance
  3. conceited
  4. proud of sth
5 使人 shǐrén
  1. (Classical) emissary; envoy; messenger
  2. (Classical) to send someone
  3. (literary) servant
  4. emissary; envoy; messenger
  5. servant
  6. to make one; to cause people (put before a noun or adjective to create a description); to set people (to do something)
  7. to send someone
6 落後 luòhòu
  1. to fall behind
  2. to lag (in technology etc)
  3. backward
  4. to retrogress