We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.

We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.

我们从那些被愚蠢的奢侈所包围的人的额头上读到，财富出售的是人们认为她能给予的东西。

-- Jean de La Fontaine 拉封丹