Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.

-- William Penn 威廉·佩恩

说话要得体，尽量少说话，但一定要简明扼要;因为言语的结局，不是炫耀，乃是叫人明白。

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Many words are not wanting to show that the particular view of each court occasioned the dangers which affected the public tranquillity; yet the whole is charged to my account. Nor is this sufficient.

许多话并不想表明，每一法院的特定观点造成了影响公共安宁的危险;但是全部都记在我的账上了。这还不够。

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I talked to women who lived there, to get their speech patterns and outlook on life - and how narrow that is.

我和住在那里的女性交谈，了解她们的语言模式和人生观——这是多么狭隘。

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Discretion in speech is more important than eloquence.

演讲时谨慎比雄辩更重要。

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Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

炫耀是虚伪的信号。

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Who has words at the right moment?

谁能在适当的时候发言?

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