There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.

There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.

没有什么比冷淡地接受卓越更能证明缺乏最高的道德和智力素质了。

-- Philip James Bailey 菲利普·詹姆斯·贝利