"About the powerful of the world it is better to be silent: to speak well of them is almost always to flatter them; to speak ill of them is dangerous while they are still alive, and wicked to do so after they are dead.
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Author
Jean de La BruyereAll Translations
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English
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About the powerful of the world it is better to be silent: to speak well of them is almost always to flatter them; to speak ill of them is dangerous while they are still alive, and wicked to do so after they are dead.
"Romanian
"Despre puternicii lumii mai bine să tăcem: să-i vorbești de bine înseamnă aproape întotdeauna să-i lingușești; să-i vorbești de rău e periculos cât sunt încă în viață, și e dovadă de ticăloșie s-o faci după ce au murit."