【每日斯多葛】10月5日

October 5th  

WORDS CAN’T BE UNSAID

“Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue.”

—ZENO, QUOTED IN DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS, 7.1.26

You can always get up after you fall, but remember, what has been said can never be unsaid. Especially cruel and hurtful things.

10月5日  

说出去的话无法收回

“宁可脚下绊倒，也不要舌头失足。”

——芝诺，引自第欧根尼·拉尔修《名哲言行录》，7.1.26

跌倒之后，你总还能重新站起来。但要记住，说出口的话永远无法真正收回。尤其是那些残酷而伤人的话。