If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.

If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.

如果没有一群愚蠢的人作伴，一个聪明的人往往会不知所措。

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