Discretion in speech is more important than eloquence.

演讲时谨慎比雄辩更重要。

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A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

公正合理的谦虚不仅能使人能言善辩,而且能激发人的一切才能。

Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language.

诗歌是语言的命运之一……有人会说,诗意的意象,就其新颖性而言,为语言打开了一个未来。

The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech.

一个人的出生地的口音就像他的讲话一样,留在他的头脑和心里。

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

虚假的雄辩是夸大;真正的雄辩是强调。

If your head is wax, do not walk in the sun.

如果你的头是蜡状的,不要在阳光下行走。

Dirty clothes are washed in the backyard.

脏衣服在后院洗。