Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.

  • -- Samuel Butler 塞缪尔巴特勒

沉默和机智可能是一回事,也可能不是一回事。

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I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

我从健谈的人身上学会了沉默,从偏执的人身上学会了宽容,从无情的人身上学会了善良;然而,奇怪的是,我对那些老师不领情。

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

谈话的真正艺术不只是在正确的地方说正确的话,而是在诱人的时刻不说错误的话。

An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.

大使是为了国家的利益而被派往国外说谎的诚实人。

Silence is most meaningful.

沉默是最有意义的。