The Corrosion of Eloquence: Confucius on Why ‘Fine Words’ Undermine Virtue

By / / eloquence, hypocrisy, speech, The Analects, virtue, Wei Ling Gong XV
Confucius warned: “Specious and clever words corrupt and confuse virtue.”

Specious words confound virtue.

巧言乱德。

Source: The Analects, Wei Ling Gong XV, Chapter 27

Author: Confucius

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