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自以為得計
- To mistakenly think that one will ultimately succeed as the result of having accomplished only part of one's plan; because you won a single battle, you mistakenly think you will win the war.
一切狡猾的人，不照科學態度辦事的人，自以為得計，自以為很聰明，其實都是最蠢的，都是沒有好結果的。 [MSC, trad.]
一切狡猾的人，不照科学态度办事的人，自以为得计，自以为很聪明，其实都是最蠢的，都是没有好结果的。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《整頓黨的作風》 (Rectify the Party's Style of Work), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Yīqiè jiǎohuá de rén, bù zhào kēxué tàidù bànshì de rén, zì yǐwéi déjì, zì yǐwéi hěn cōngmíng, qíshí dōu shì zuì chǔn de, dōu shì méiyǒu hǎo jiéguǒ de.
- All sly people, all those who do not have a scientific attitude in their work, fancy themselves resourceful and clever, but in fact they are most stupid and will come to no good.