It is good discretion, not to make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion.
初次交往时,不把任何人捧得过高,是明智的分寸;因为往后未必能始终维持那样的程度。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Followers And Friends —
It is good discretion, not to make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion.
初次交往时,不把任何人捧得过高,是明智的分寸;因为往后未必能始终维持那样的程度。