A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
沉默
Silence
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
如果我们聪明,沉默是愚蠢的;如果我们愚蠢,沉默是明智的。
Silence is a great companion when words are devoid of meanings.
当言语失去意义时,沉默是最好的伴侣。
I have often repented speaking, but never of holding my tongue.
我常常后悔说话,但从不后悔不说话。
Silence is a statement that is open to gross misinterpretation.
沉默是一种容易引起严重误解的说法。
The most eloquent silence; that of two mouths meeting in a kiss.
最雄辩的沉默;接吻是两张嘴接吻。
I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.
我常常后悔我说过的话;我从来没有沉默过。
There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.
生活中有两条伟大的规则:永远不要一下子把所有的事情都说出来。
Fools live to regret their words wise men to regret their silence.
傻瓜后悔说过的话,聪明人后悔沉默。
Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.
每一个字都像是对沉默和虚无的一种不必要的污迹。
We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech.
我们应该压制任何反对言论自由的人。
To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.
对于诗人来说,沉默是一种可以接受的回应,甚至是一种奉承。
Mostly, we talk to impress. And sometimes we shut up to impress, too.
大多数情况下,我们说话是为了给人留下深刻印象。有时我们也会闭上嘴给人留下深刻印象。
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Silence speaks when words can't.
当言语不能表达时,沉默才会说话。
Silence is not a natural environment for stories. They need words. Without them they grow pale, sicken and die. And then they haunt you.
沉默不是故事的自然环境。他们需要的话。没有他们,他们变得苍白,生病和死亡。然后他们缠着你。
He knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech.
他知道沉默的谎言和言语的谎言一样邪恶。
The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.
人心藏着财宝,在隐密处,在隐密处,就是隐密处。那些思想、希望、梦想和快乐,一旦显露出来,它们的魅力就会被打破。
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
当文字变得模糊时,我将用照片聚焦。当形象变得不合适时,我将满足于沉默。
I want to tell you that i love you but i'm afraid of the silence that might follow.
我想告诉你,我爱你,但我害怕随之而来的沉默。