Said another way, this proverb is an admonition that one should never say "never" or "always".

换句话说，这句格言实际上在告诫我们：一个人在说话时，绝不要用“从不”或“始终”之类的词语。

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And he says on page 884: A poet writes always of his personal life, in his finest work out of its tragedies, whatever it be, ; remorse, lost love or mere loneliness; he never speaks directly as to someone at the breakfast table there is always a phantasmagoria.

84页他说道：,诗人总写自己的生活，最好的作品总是悲剧，不管是后悔，失恋或孤独;,这是他不会在餐桌上讲的,总是有这样一种幻境。

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Always be yourself, but never rude or loud.

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