Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

  • -- Francois Marie Arouet 阿鲁埃

只有时间才能使人的名誉得到提高,而时间的结果却是使人的缺点得到尊重。

相关名言

I don't consider myself a martial-arts star. I'd be offended and disappointed if I got a reputation as a martial-arts star.

我不认为自己是武术明星。如果我得到一个武术明星的名声,我会感到生气和失望。

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

我不知道上帝是否存在,但如果他不存在,对他的名声会更好。

We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.

我们了解朋友靠的是他们的缺点,而不是他们的优点。

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.

一个人在远处看到品质,在近处看到缺陷。