Some have at first for wits, then poets passed, Turned critics next, and proved plain fools at last.

Some have at first for wits, then poets passed, Turned critics next, and proved plain fools at last.

有些人一开始很有才气，后来诗人走了，接着变成批评家，最后证明自己是个十足的傻瓜。

-- Alexander Pope 亚历山大·波普