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Four horses cannot overtake the tongue.
驷不及舌。
Source: The Analects, Yan Yuan XII, Chapter 8
Author: Zi Gong
The Unrecallable Word: “Four Horses Cannot Overtake the Tongue”
Four horses cannot overtake the tongue.
驷不及舌。
Source: The Analects, Yan Yuan XII, Chapter 8
Author: Zi Gong
