| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 33741 |
| QUOTATION: | Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lao-Tzu (6th century B.C.), Chinese philosopher. Tao-te-ching, bk. 2, ch. 81, trans. by T.C. Lau (1963). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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