The scandal of an exalted person's fall into vice, when compared to the lapse of one lesser, always far exceeds it.

The scandal of an exalted person's fall into vice, when compared to the lapse of one lesser, always far exceeds it.

一个高贵的人堕落的丑闻，与一个较低的人的过失相比，总是远远超过它。

-- Malcolm III 马尔科姆三世