Nothing is thought so easy a request to a great person, as his letter; and yet, if it be not in a good cause, it is so much out of his reputation.
向显贵求一封推荐信,似乎是最容易的请求;然而若所助之事不正当,损耗的便是他的声誉。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Suitors —
Nothing is thought so easy a request to a great person, as his letter; and yet, if it be not in a good cause, it is so much out of his reputation.
向显贵求一封推荐信,似乎是最容易的请求;然而若所助之事不正当,损耗的便是他的声誉。