请问这句是什么意思？Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.
2023-05-19 15:59:53如题
南yi-
遇到整桶整桶买墨水的人，最好不要跟他发生争吵
延伸意思是：不要跟媒体（或者花大量篇幅或时间造谣生骗的人）的不实报道争吵。
有这样一则新闻：
巴菲特1987年写给股东的信
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The second comment is related: During 1987, as in some earlier years, there was speculation in the press from time to time about our purchase or sale of various securities. These stories were sometimes true, sometimes partially true, and other times completely untrue. Interestingly, there has been no correlation between the size and prestige of the publication and the accuracy of the report. One dead-wrong rumor was given considerable prominence by a major national magazine, and another leading publication misled its readers by writing about an arbitrage position as if it were a long-term investment commitment. (In not naming names, I am observing the old warning that it"s not wise to pick fights with people who buy ink by the barrel.)
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意思是：
这二点跟前面也有相关，跟前几年一样，在1987年媒体不时在猜测我们进出的投资标的，这些报导有时是真的，有时是半真半假，有时根本就不是事实，有趣的是，我发现媒体的规模与声誉和报导的真实性一点相关都没有，曾经有一家全美举足轻重的媒体杂志刊登一项完全错误的谣言，另外一家出版业者则将一桩短期的套利投资误当做是一项长期的投资，(之所以没有公布名字，是因为古有名训，遇到整桶整桶买墨水的人，最好不要跟他发生争吵)
wio-
遇到整桶整桶买墨水的人，最好不要跟他发生争吵, 出自美国前总统，比尔 克林顿
Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.
William J. Clinton
可乐-
遇到整桶整桶买墨水的人，最好不要跟他发生争吵。
这是一条谚语，但出处我说不清。
小菜G-
遇到整桶整桶买墨水的人，最好不要和他发生争吵。