How best to translate this sentence into Chinese?

Chinese translation: 自命不凡者止于平凡

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English term or phrase:He who believes to be something has stopped to become something.
Chinese translation:自命不凡者止于平凡
Entered by: wonita (X)

10:15 Sep 28, 2012
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English term or phrase: How best to translate this sentence into Chinese?
"He who believes to be something has stopped to become something."
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Bin Tiede (X)
Germany
Local time: 15:42
自命不凡者止于平凡
Explanation:
原句应该是说,自以为了不起的人已经停止了成为了不起的人的步伐

类似于骄傲使人止步

或者,老子的“自矜者不长”
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Jinhang Wang
China
Local time: 22:42
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3 +3自命不凡者止于平凡
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how best to translate this sentence into chinese?
自命不凡者止于平凡


Explanation:
原句应该是说,自以为了不起的人已经停止了成为了不起的人的步伐

类似于骄傲使人止步

或者,老子的“自矜者不长”

Jinhang Wang
China
Local time: 22:42
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Many thanks.

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