If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.

  • -- Xunzi 荀子

如果思维的敏捷和语言的流利过于拘谨和尖锐,那么在你的活动和休息中要适度使用它们。

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The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

烈士不能受辱。每一鞭都是名誉的舌头;每座监狱都有一个更辉煌的住所。

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

我们有两只耳朵和一张嘴,这样我们就会多听少说。