It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.

It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.

常常是懒惰和胆怯使我们守在自己的职责之内，而美德却得到了所有的赞扬。

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