xìng qíng zhí niù zhī rén bù kě yǔ móu shì yě
性情执拗之人,不可与谋事也;
jī qù liú tōng zhī shì shǐ kě yǔ yán wén yě
机趣流通之士,始可与言文也。
围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 152 of 221
xìng qíng zhí niù zhī rén bù kě yǔ móu shì yě
性情执拗之人,不可与谋事也;
jī qù liú tōng zhī shì shǐ kě yǔ yán wén yě
机趣流通之士,始可与言文也。
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