Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
"L'intelligente non sa ascoltare e lo sciocco non sa parlare"
English translation:
The clever people never listen, and the stupid people never talk.
Added to glossary by
Richard Boyce
Oct 21, 2004 09:10
19 yrs ago
Italian term
"L'intelligente non sa ascoltare e lo sciocco non sa parlare"
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
quote from Oscar Wilde
It's the Italian version of a quote from Oscar Wilde? I can't find the original in English that it is supposed to correspond to.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | The clever people never listen, and the stupid people never talk. |
Ilaria Bottelli
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| 5 +1 | The clever people never listen |
skardo
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| 4 | v.s. |
Grace Anderson
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Proposed translations
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39 mins
Ilaria Bottelli
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Italy
Traduttore giurato - Tribunale di Milano
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, Italian to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
The clever people never listen, and the stupid people never talk.
L'ho trovatooooooooo!
• Oscar Wilde quotation [apri in una nuova finestra]
More quotes at the Daily Quotation Server Oscar Wilde. The clever people never listen,
And the stupid people never talk. Oscar Wilde [A Woman of No Importance]. ...
http://dqs.worldatwar.org/robots/1231.html
lingua: en
• Quotations & Quotes: Daily Quotation Server - Literature, Poetry ... [apri in una nuova finestra]
The clever people never listen, And the stupid people never talk. Oscar
Wilde A Woman of No Importance. DQS Quote Browser 1588680 ...
http://dqs.worldatwar.org/cgi-bin/dqs?browse=1&id=1231
lingua: en
• Oscar Wilde quotation [apri in una nuova finestra]
More quotes at the Daily Quotation Server Oscar Wilde. The clever people never listen,
And the stupid people never talk. Oscar Wilde [A Woman of No Importance]. ...
http://dqs.worldatwar.org/robots/1231.html
lingua: en
• Quotations & Quotes: Daily Quotation Server - Literature, Poetry ... [apri in una nuova finestra]
The clever people never listen, And the stupid people never talk. Oscar
Wilde A Woman of No Importance. DQS Quote Browser 1588680 ...
http://dqs.worldatwar.org/cgi-bin/dqs?browse=1&id=1231
lingua: en
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot, and to everybody else. My 'mistake' was to search for quotes with the word 'fool' and intelligent' instead of 'clever' and 'stupid'!"
34 mins
Grace Anderson
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Law Degree and Diploma in Translation
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
v.s.
There's a quote from "An Ideal Husband" which is quite similar!
Irish Quotations - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... As Oscar Wilde put it, "If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the
Irish how to listen, society would be quite civilized." Here are a few sayings ...
www.infoplease.com/spot/irishquotes1.html - 27k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
National Insults ::: Insults about England and the English - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... Oscar Wilde If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish
how to listen, society here would be quite civilized. ...
www.insultmonger.com/national/england.htm - 17k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
Aphorisms, Quotations, & Wisecracks--Some I's - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... If one could only teach the English how to talk and the Irish how to listen, society
would be quite civilized.--Oscar Wilde (1856--1900), Irish writer. ...
littlecalamity.tripod.com/Quotes/IJK.html - 14k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
Oscar Wilde quotes quotations: funny quotes on age, art, debt ... - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... Conversation If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how
to listen, society here would be quite civilized. (An Ideal Husband). ...
www.lifeisajoke.com/wildehumor_html.htm - 35k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
Irish Quotations - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... As Oscar Wilde put it, "If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the
Irish how to listen, society would be quite civilized." Here are a few sayings ...
www.infoplease.com/spot/irishquotes1.html - 27k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
National Insults ::: Insults about England and the English - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... Oscar Wilde If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish
how to listen, society here would be quite civilized. ...
www.insultmonger.com/national/england.htm - 17k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
Aphorisms, Quotations, & Wisecracks--Some I's - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... If one could only teach the English how to talk and the Irish how to listen, society
would be quite civilized.--Oscar Wilde (1856--1900), Irish writer. ...
littlecalamity.tripod.com/Quotes/IJK.html - 14k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
Oscar Wilde quotes quotations: funny quotes on age, art, debt ... - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... Conversation If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how
to listen, society here would be quite civilized. (An Ideal Husband). ...
www.lifeisajoke.com/wildehumor_html.htm - 35k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
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36 mins
Italian term (edited):
l'intelligente non sa ascoltare
The clever people never listen
The clever people never listen,
And the stupid people never talk.
Oscar Wilde
[A Woman of No Importance]
Buon lavoro!
And the stupid people never talk.
Oscar Wilde
[A Woman of No Importance]
Buon lavoro!
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