Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.

  • -- William Drummond 德拉蒙德

要用嚼环勒住你的舌头。你当在嘴唇前警戒,恐怕你口中的言语,败坏你的平安。多言生后悔,多言生平安。

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Open your mouth only if what you are going to say is more beautiful than silence.

只有当你要说的话比沉默更美丽时,才开口。

Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.

永远和永远是你应该永远记住永远不要使用的两个词。

Words have longer lives than people.

语言比人的寿命长。

Bad men are full of repentance.

坏人都很后悔。

Repentance is accepted remorse.

后悔是可以接受的懊悔。

I got a big mouth.

我有一张大嘴。