A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

  • -- Washington Irving 华盛顿欧文

锋利的舌头是唯一的锋利的工具,增长与不断使用。

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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。

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

没有什么比一个社会对待孩子的方式更能揭示这个社会的灵魂了。

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.

大多数人很少利用他们的言语,而是用证据来反对他们自己的理解。

Modern man…is educated to understand foreign languages and misunderstand foreigners.

现代人受的教育是懂得外语和误解外国人。

I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.

我不喜欢城市:不断的活动和成群的人。

A woman's sword is her tongue, and she does not let it rust.

女人的剑是她的舌头,她不让它生锈。

Food was a constant topic of conversation in our household.

在我们家,食物一直是人们谈论的话题。