If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

如果我们不奉承自己,别人的奉承永远不会伤害我们。

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I did not know how to paint a mural. I did not know how to prepare the surface. There was nobody from the Renaissance around who could advise me, and I did the best I could.

我不知道怎么画壁画。我不知道如何准备表面。文艺复兴时期没有人能给我出谋划策,而我也尽了最大的努力。

I don't have kids at all and I thank God that I never did.

我根本没有孩子,感谢上帝,我从来没有生过孩子。

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

懂得奉承的人也懂得诽谤。

Many know how to flatter, few know how to praise.

很多人知道如何奉承,很少有人知道如何赞美。