The Foundation of Eloquence: Confucius on Why Poetry Precedes Speech

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Confucius said: “If you do not learn the Odes, you will not be fit to converse with.”

If you do not learn the Odes, you will not be fit to converse with.

不学诗，无以言。

Source: The Analects, Ji Shi XVI, Chapter 13

Author: Confucius

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