Any society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

当老人种树时，他们知道自己永远无法在这块树荫下乘凉，而任何社会就是这样成长起来的。

One point, however, I may insist on; all trickery, all deception, is certain to be discovered and to result in doing harm; whereas every situation presents less danger if a man plants himself firmly on his own truthfulness.

然而，有一点我可能会坚持；所有的诡计，所有的欺骗，肯定会被发现并导致伤害；然而，如果一个人坚定地相信自己的诚实，那么任何情况都会带来较小的危险。