What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

所谓慷慨，通常只是给予的虚荣;我们享受虚荣心甚于得到的东西。

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