It is better to be silent than to speak properly every time.

From a poem written by Song and Huang Tingjian for Zhang Shuhe, the original sentence: "It is better to be silent than to be in a hundred battles."

You can win every battle, but you'd better be patient; It is better to be silent than to speak properly every time. It means to be careful what you say and do for your own safety.

"Silence is better than silence" was Zhang's motto in Kangxi period:

It means that even if you answer all the questions correctly and appropriately, you'd better keep silent. This is his philosophy of life and the reason why he is favored.

"Silence is better than sound" is the principle of Zhang Yisheng's belief. This sentence comes from Huang Valley: "It is better to win a hundred battles than to win a hundred battles;" It is better to be silent than to say anything. " Although there are similar famous sayings, such as silence is golden, they are not as consistent as Zhang's.

He was cautious and unsmiling all his life. Every day when you go home from the DPRK, you should carefully sort out the big and small things of the day to see if you have said anything wrong or done anything wrong.

He never left the manuscript in his private room, nor did he let his family and children know it. He seldom made friends with foreign officials, and spent many years as an official in North Korea "contacting the governor and foreign officials without saying a word". Yongzheng asked him for advice on personnel decision-making, but he never revealed a word. Many people are reused by his recommendation, but they don't know the background of its activation all their lives.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang.