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At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

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W. Somerset Maugham

English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965)

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    en una cena uno debe comer sabiamente pero no demasiado bien, y hablar bien pero no demasiado sabiamente.

    डिनर पार्टी में किसी को समझदारी से खाना चाहिए लेकिन बहुत अच्छी तरह से नहीं, और अच्छी तरह से बात करना चाहिए, लेकिन बहुत समझदारी से नहीं।

    a una cena si dovrebbe mangiare con saggezza ma non troppo bene, e parlare bene ma non troppo saggiamente.

    em um jantar, deve-se comer sabiamente, mas não muito bem, e conversar bem, mas não muito sabiamente.

    la o cină, cineva ar trebui să mănânce cu înțelepciune, dar nu prea bine, și să vorbească bine, dar nu prea înțelept.

    на обеде нужно есть с умом, но не слишком хорошо, и говорить хорошо, но не слишком мудро.

    ڈنر پارٹی میں کسی کو سمجھداری سے کھانا چاہئے لیکن زیادہ اچھی طرح سے نہیں ، اور اچھی طرح سے بات کرنا چاہئے لیکن زیادہ دانشمندی سے نہیں۔

    trong bữa tiệc tối người ta nên ăn uống khôn ngoan nhưng không quá ngon, và nói chuyện tốt nhưng không quá khôn ngoan.

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