Zi qin once asked Mohist, "Teacher, it is true that the more you say the more attention you will get from people?"

 

Mohist answered, "The grog and hop¹ toad² never stop shouting from day to night, but they get little from people. The rooster only sings only for a few minutes in the morning and wakes up all the people. So, it is not necessarily advisable to speak a lot."

 

It doesn't matte how much you say, what matters is whether you can hit the nail on the head.

 

子禽问墨子：“老师，话说得多是否就会引起人们的重视？”

 

墨子回答说：“青蛙和癞蛤蟆的叫声从早到晚没有停过，但是，却几乎没有引起人们的注意。公鸡仅仅只在黎明时分叫上几声，便能将天下的人都唤醒.”

 

因此，话多不一定有好处。话不在多，只要说到点子上就行了。

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