Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

  • -- Marcus Tullius Cicero 西塞罗

简洁是雄辩的一大魅力。

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The bigger we get, I think the more it's changing things, which is great, but we didn't set out to do that. We just wanted to be as big as we possibly could be.

我们做得越大,我认为它改变的东西就越多,这很好,但我们并没有打算这么做。我们只是想尽可能地做大。

Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.

有理智的人常向敌人学习。城市从敌人而不是朋友那里学习建造高墙和战舰。

The great writers just kept bringing them out. They didn't care if they repeated themselves.

伟大的作家们只是不断地把它们呈现出来。他们不在乎是否会重复。

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

因为眼泪很快就干了,尤其是为别人的不幸而流的时候。

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

无论是参议员还是演说家,言简意赅都是最好的推荐。

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

美好的事物在短暂的时候是双倍的美好。