晨读2 永远不要争吵

Never maintain an argument with heat and clamor, though you think or know yourself to be in the right: but give your opinion modestly and coolly, which is the only way to convince; and, if that does not do, try to change the conversation, by saying, with good humor, “We shall hardly convince one another, nor is it necessary that we should, so let us talk of something else.

永远不要争吵，不要争得面红耳赤，尽管你认为或明知你正确；谦虚冷静地把你的意见说出来，这是唯一能说服人的做法；如果这样还不行，就设法改变话题，心平气和地说:“看来我们谁也说服不了谁，也没有必要一定去说服谁，那就让我们谈点别的吧。”