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5. Someone said, ‘Yung is benevolent but does not have a facile tongue.’ The Master said, ‘What need is there for him to have a facile tongue? For a man quick with a retort there are frequent occasions on which he will incur the hatred of others. I cannot say whether Yung is benevolent or not, but what need is there for him to have a facile tongue?’
The Analects
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