矮人看戲何曾見，都是隨人說短長 ( 清。趙翼 ) Comments by the Short

矮人看戲何曾見，都是隨人說短長 ( 清。趙翼 )

政治評論大多可作如是觀。

While enjoying a drama, the short who standing behind the taller don't see anything, they just follow comments made by others, no matter good or bad.(Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yi)

So do political commentaries.

PS: I'm sure I'm the shortest one among the translators.