If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance.

If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance.

如果一个人不能凭借自己令人钦佩的品质吸引别人的注意，那么他至少会成为一个令人讨厌的人。

-- Margery Allingham 阿林厄姆