A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

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

拒绝表扬就是想被表扬两次。

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If our countries had war the one with the other, that was no cause that he should put us to death; with which they were out of heart that their cruel pretense failed them. For which God be forever-more praised.

如果我们两国之间发生战争,他没有理由把我们处死;他们对他们残酷的伪装感到失望。为此,神要受更大的赞美,直到永远。

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war.

在某些历史情况下,拒绝捍卫一个文明的遗产,不管它有多么不完美,反对暴政和侵略可能导致比战争更严重的后果。

A widow's refusal of a lover is seldom so explicit as to exclude hope.

寡妇对情人的拒绝很少明确到排除希望的程度。

Usually we praise only to be praised.

通常我们表扬别人,别人也表扬我们。