We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest, And deal full many a thoughtless blow To those who love us best.

We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest, And deal full many a thoughtless blow To those who love us best.

我们奉承那些我们几乎不认识的人，我们取悦那些稍纵即逝的客人，并对那些最爱我们的人给予许多轻率的打击。

-- Ella Wheeler Wilcox 埃拉·惠勒·威尔科克斯