As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish. 随着年龄的增长，人变得越来越聪明和愚蠢。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone. 一个人想要变得聪明是非常愚蠢的。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors. 对大多数人来说，感激之情不过是一种获得进一步恩惠的隐秘希望。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
Old men like to give good advice in order to console themselves for not being any longer able to set bad examples. 老年人喜欢给出好的建议，以安慰自己不再能树立坏榜样。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own. 我们不能容忍别人的虚荣心，因为它冒犯了我们自己。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. 真正的朋友是最大的幸福，也是我们最不计较得到的。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding. 平庸的人通常会忽视任何超出他们理解范围的东西。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye. 无论是太阳还是死亡都不能用坚定的目光来看待。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. 离别减少平庸的激情，却增加伟大的激情，正如风吹灭蜡烛，煽旺篝火。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment. 每个人都抱怨他的记忆力，却没有人抱怨他的判断力。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵