Fair words please the fool, and sometimes the wise.

甜言蜜语让傻瓜高兴,有时也让智者高兴。

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A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.

一只苍蝇,先生,可能叮了一匹威风凛凛的马,使它畏缩;但是一只只是昆虫,另一只仍然是马。

What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.

我最害怕的是不受惩罚的权力。我害怕滥用权力,也害怕滥用权力。

Unjust attacks on public men do them more good than unmerited praise.

对公众人物的不公正的攻击比不应该得到的赞扬对他们更有好处。

An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.

天真无邪的人在无端的赞扬中感到最苦涩的责备。