The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a "but."

  • -- Henry Ward Beecher 亨利·沃德·比彻

最卑鄙、最可鄙的赞美,是先称赞一个人,然后用“但是”来修饰它。

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A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice.

一种新的哲学在实践中通常意味着对一些旧恶习的赞扬。

Good wine praises itself.

好酒自鸣得意。