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子zǐ曰yuē，巧qiǎo言yán乱luàn德dé，小xiǎo不bù忍rěn，则zé乱luàn大dà谋móu。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：花言巧语会败坏道德，小事上不能忍耐，就会败坏大的谋划。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Specious words confound virtue. Want of forbearance in small matters confounds great plans."

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
  • 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
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