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Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good.
Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good.
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- Laozi (traditional attribution)
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