Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 11

Whoever saw old age that did not applaud the past and condemn the present time, laying the fault of his misery and discontent upon the world and the manners of men?

谁见过老年人不赞扬过去、谴责现在的时光，把他的不幸和不满归咎于世界和人们的风俗呢？

No good can bring pleasure, unless it be that for the loss of which we are beforehand prepared.

除非我们已经准备好失去，否则任何好事都无法带来快乐。