yòng gōng yú nèi zhě bì yú wài wú suǒ qiú
用功于内者，必于外无所求；
shì měi yú wài zhě bì qí zhōng wú suǒ yǒu
饰美于外者，必其中无所有。
围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 188 of 221
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