I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

  • -- Marco Porcio Catone il Censore 马可·波西奥·卡通伊尔·审查

我认为首要的美德是管住舌头;他最接近知道如何保持沉默的神,即使他是对的。

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In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.

在婚姻中,你要明智:宁可为人而不顾金钱,宁愿美德而不顾美貌,宁愿思想而不顾身体;那么你就有了妻子、朋友、伴侣和第二个自我。

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

永远不要被逼沉默。永远不要让自己成为受害者。不要接受任何人对你生活的定义;定义自己。

I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.

当每个人都退休以后,我能在夜晚的寂静和孤独中写得最好。

Victory has hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.

胜利有一百个父亲,失败是一个孤儿。