It is tact that is golden, not silence.

  • -- Samuel Butler 塞缪尔巴特勒

机智是金,而不是沉默。

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I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.

我发誓,无论何时何地,只要有人忍受痛苦和羞辱,我绝不保持沉默。我们必须始终站在任何一方。中立帮助压迫者,而不是受害者。沉默鼓励受折磨的人,而不是受折磨的人。

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.

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。

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

不合时宜的表扬,或者不得体的给予,都会让人的心像责备一样冰冷。