We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and trite maxim, which all the world knows and, but which all the world does not practice.

  • -- Jean de La Bruyere 布吕耶尔

我们很少后悔说得太少,却常常后悔说得太多:这是一句庸俗陈腐的格言,全世界都知道,但全世界都不实行。

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The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that.

目前世界上第一次修订的国家总数是一个。你们保证了言论自由。其他国家没有。

Discretion in speech is more important than eloquence.

演讲时谨慎比雄辩更重要。