ostracism GMAT

There is yet some good in public envy, whereas in private, there is none. For public envy, is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men, when they grow too great. And therefore it is a bridle also to great ones, to keep them within bounds.

虽说私人的嫉妒有百害利，但公众的嫉妒却还有点好处，因为它就像陶片放逐法，可除去那些位高专权者，所以它对其他大人物亦是种制约，可使他们循规蹈矩。