English Original
Zi Qin once asked Mozi, "Teacher, is it true that the more you speak, the more attention you will receive?"
Mozi replied, "The frog and the toad croak incessantly from morning till night, yet they gain little notice from people. The rooster crows only for a few moments at dawn, yet it awakens everyone. Therefore, speaking a great deal is not necessarily advisable."
It does not matter how much you say; what matters is whether you can hit the nail on the head.
中文翻译
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，话不在多，关键在于能否说到点子上。