Is Eloquence Necessary for Virtue? A Question Posed to Confucius

Someone said of Yong: He is truly virtuous, but he is not ready with his tongue.

Yong is truly virtuous, but he is not ready with his tongue.

雍也,仁而不佞。

Source: The Analects, Gong Ye Chang V, Chapter 5

Author: The Compilers of The Analects

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