Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

  • -- Epictetus 埃皮克特斯

大部分时间保持沉默,只有在必要的时候才说话,然后简短地说。

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Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.

多说话是危险的原因。沉默是避免不幸的方法。那只会说话的鹦鹉被关在笼子里。其他的鸟,没有语言,自由地飞翔。

Lying is done with words and also with silence.

说谎既要用言语,也要用沉默。