We may judge a man’s ability by three things :by what he has done (including the impression he has made on others ),by what he himself appears to believe he can do ,by our own dramatic imagination ,based on his immediate personality ,of what he might do. If these do not agree it is prudent to observe him further.
Charles Horton Cooley ,Life and the Student
我们可以根据三件事来判断一个人的能力:他已做过什么(包括他留给别人的印象),他“自认为他能做什么,根据他的个性揣度他可能做什么。如果三者不能统一还应审慎地做进一步观察。
查尔斯·霍顿·库里:《生活与学生》


