Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
年长者往往反对太多、商议太久、冒险太少、后悔太早,很少把事情推进到彻底完成,而满足于平平的成果。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Youth And Age —