”What is the good of being ready with the tongue? They who encounter men with smartness of speech for the most part procure themselves hatred.”
焉用佞？御人以口给，屡憎于人。
Source: The Analects, Gong Ye Chang V, Chapter 5
Author: Confucius / 孔子
Confucius’s Warning Against Clever Speech: Why Eloquence Breeds Hatred
