译文：如果一个人富贵了，就会有人接近巴结他；如果一个人变得贫贱了，原来与他亲近的人就会离开他。

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.

The task of a diplomat is to pursue the maximum interests for their country while avoiding unnecessary conflicts and frictions.