Glorious men are the scorn of wise men, the admiration of fools, the idols of parasites, and the slaves of their own vaunts.
好夸耀的人,是智者嘲笑的对象、愚人仰慕的对象、谄媚者的偶像,也是自己夸口的奴隶。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Vain-glory —
Glorious men are the scorn of wise men, the admiration of fools, the idols of parasites, and the slaves of their own vaunts.
好夸耀的人,是智者嘲笑的对象、愚人仰慕的对象、谄媚者的偶像,也是自己夸口的奴隶。