to emphasize everything is to emphasize nothing

谚语

英文释义

谚语
  1. Emphasize excessively and nothing will stand out.
    — The temptation is constantly to tresspass upon the domain of Elocution, and indicate beforehand all particular emphasis; moreover, to emphasize everything is to emphasize nothing.

词源

Perhaps coined by American liberal arts professor John Scott Clark (see quote 1886) but more likely to be traditional. Used with many variations.
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