Doth the emerald become worse in itself, or more vile if it be not commended?
一颗祖母绿,难道会因为无人赞美,就失去自身的美好或变得卑贱吗?
— Marcus Aurelius · Meditations · Book IV, XVI (Meric Casaubon translation, 1634) —
Doth the emerald become worse in itself, or more vile if it be not commended?
一颗祖母绿,难道会因为无人赞美,就失去自身的美好或变得卑贱吗?