Confucian Analects · Analects 1.3
The Master said, 'Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.'
Chinese · source text【第三章】子曰、巧言令色、鮮矣仁。
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Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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