If affection lead a man to favor the less worthy in desert, let him do it, without depraving or disabling the better deserver.
若私情使人偏爱功绩较少的人,也应避免贬损或妨碍更有功绩的人。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Suitors —
If affection lead a man to favor the less worthy in desert, let him do it, without depraving or disabling the better deserver.
若私情使人偏爱功绩较少的人,也应避免贬损或妨碍更有功绩的人。