Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

  • -- William Osler 威廉·奥斯勒

看起来聪明点,什么也不说,然后咕噜一声。语言是用来隐藏思想的。

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This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.

这种自爱是我们保存的工具;它类似于对人类永生的规定:它是必要的,它是我们所珍视的,它给我们带来快乐,我们必须隐藏它。

Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both.

语言位于思想和行动之间,很方便,常常在那里两者都能被替代。

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say.

当一个人被要求演讲时,他首先要决定的是说什么。