雙語智慧書·說話要謹慎

160．說話要謹慎
　　說話要謹慎。與對手交談時，要審慎；與其他人交談，也要小心，是為了言語得體。補充一句話總是有機會，收回一句話卻永遠不可能。說話要像立遺囑：言詞越少，紛爭就越少。在細微小事上鍛煉自己的言談，從而應對更重要的講話。深藏不露的秘密有點神圣的光彩?？陲L不緊之人，很容易跌倒或失敗。


160．Be careful in speaking
　Be careful in speaking. With your rivals from prudence; with others for the sake of appearance. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one. Talk as if you were making your will: the fewer words the less litigation. In trivial matters exercise yourself for the more weighty matters of speech. Profound secrecy has some of the lustre of the divine. He who speaks lightly soon falls or fails.