The Mask of Sincerity: When Solid Speech is Just a Grave Facade

By / / appearance, discernment, gentleman, hypocrisy, judgment, sincerity, speech, The Analects, Xian Jin XI, Xian Jin XI Chapter 21
Confucius asked: “If a man’s speech seems sincere, is he truly a gentleman, or is his gravity merely superficial?”

If, because a man’s discourse appears solid and sincere, we allow him to be a good man, is he really a superior man? or is his gravity only in appearance?

论笃是与，君子者乎？色庄者乎？

Source: The Analects, Xian Jin XI, Chapter 21

Author: Confucius

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