Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

很少有人有智慧宁愿接受对他们有益的批评,也不愿接受欺骗他们的赞扬。

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I've always heard people's criticisms twice as loudly as their praise.

我总是听到人们批评的声音是赞扬的两倍。

To sit by the ring and tell the man inside, 'knock him down!'

坐在门框旁边,对里面的人说:‘把他打倒!’

Woe to the house where there is no chiding.

没有责备的房屋,就有祸了。

Praise makes a bad man worse.

表扬使坏人更坏。