Confucian Analects · Analects 17.17
The Master said, 'Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with virtue.'
Chinese · source text【十七章】子曰、攷言令色鮮矣仁。
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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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