If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss. 如果没有一群愚蠢的人作伴，一个聪明的人往往会不知所措。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy. 作家就像一棵豆科植物——他有他的小日子，然后变得有弦。 -- E. B. White E.B.白
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves. 我们更感兴趣的是让别人相信我们是快乐的，而不是努力让自己快乐。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others. 没有能力犯下重罪的人不会轻易怀疑他人的罪行。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen. 真爱就像鬼，人人都在谈论，却很少有人见过。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
Old men are fond of giving advice to console themselves for being no longer in a position to give bad examples. 老年人喜欢给自己提建议，以安慰自己不再有能力给别人树立坏榜样。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it. 真爱就像鬼一样;每个人都在谈论它，但很少有人见过它。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech. 一个人的出生地的口音就像他的讲话一样，留在他的头脑和心里。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
The intellect is always fooled by the heart. 智慧总是被心愚弄。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as to know how to act for one's self. 知道如何从好的建议中获益，与知道如何为自己而行动，同样需要能力。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵