使人有面前之誉,不若使人无背后之毁;使人有乍处之欢,不若使人无久处之厌。
在别人面前受称赞,不如背后没有人说坏话;与人相处能使人获得短暂快乐,不如与人长久相处而不使对方厌恶。
Poetry is the language in which man explores his own amazement.
The study of nature is a perpetual joy.