An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.

一个借口比一个谎言更糟糕，更可怕，因为一个借口是一个小心翼翼的谎言。

-- Pope John Paul II 教皇约翰·保罗二世