It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient judgment to keep silent.

  • -- Jean de La Bruyere 布吕耶尔

没有足够的才智把话说好,没有足够的判断力保持沉默,这是一种巨大的不幸。

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Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it.

任何一年演讲超过六次的人注定要重复自己的演讲,不是因为他没什么可说的,而是因为他想要掌声,而老东西能得到掌声。

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

我通常要花三个多星期来准备一篇好的即席演讲。