不要左右摇摆。不要让你的言行因性情或做作而反常。能者常因保持最好的状态而获得人们的信任。如果他有所改变，那也是因为他有恰当的理由和周全的考虑。行为反复无常十分有害。有些人天天都不一样——他们的才智无定数，他们的意志更多变，于是运气也无常。昨天的白变成了今天的黑，昨天的“是”到今天变成“不”。他们自毁名誉，也损害了别人对自己的信任。
do not vacillate. do not let your actions be abnormal either from disposition or affectation. an able man is always the same in his best qualities; he gets the credit of trustworthiness. if he changes, he does so for good reason or good consideration. in matters of conduct change is hateful. there are some who are different every day; their intelligence varies, still more their will, and with this their fortune. yesterday's white is today's black: today's no was yesterday's yes. they always give the lie to their own credit and destroy their credit with others.
