"懒惰和贫穷一直都是被谴责的,因此每个人都尽力对别人隐藏自己的贫穷,对自己隐藏自己的懒惰。"
— Samuel Johnson
Simplified Meaning:
People don't like being seen as lazy or poor, so they try very hard to hide these things from others and even from themselves.
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