There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.

There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.

社会上有许多受人器重的人，他们除了有用的恶习之外，没有什么可取之处。

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