Praise borrowed from ancestors is but very sorry praise.

从祖先那里借来的赞美是非常遗憾的赞美。

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Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values.

有些人是你的亲戚,有些人是你的祖先,你选择你想要的人作为祖先。你从这些价值观中创造了自己。

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.

一个真正的自然资源保护主义者知道这个世界不是他父亲给的,而是从他的孩子那里借来的。

I think these people have betrayed or have forgotten their ancestors.

我认为这些人背叛或忘记了他们的祖先。

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

当你想要得到表扬时,谦虚是唯一可靠的诱饵。

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

只有重视批评的人才能从表扬中获益。