I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.

I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.

我认为在这样的时刻，诗人最好保持沉默，因为事实上我们没有能力纠正政治家的错误。

-- William Butler Yeats 叶芝