People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

人们要求批评,但他们只想要表扬。

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According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself praises and criticizes the master, and therefore I leave to everyone his own value.

根据我的原则,每一位大师都有他真实而确定的价值。表扬和批评都不能改变这一点。只有作品本身赞扬和批评大师,所以我把他自己的价值留给每个人。

Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.

哦,我们别想要月亮了。我们已经有星星了。

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

正确地表扬比责备更难。

Never ask a question if you can’t handle the answer.

如果你不能回答问题,就不要问。