qì xìng bù hé píng zé wén zhāng shì gōng jù wú zú qǔ
气性不和平，则文章事功，俱无足取；
yǔ yán duō jiǎo shì zé rén pǐn xīn shù jǐn shǔ kě yí
语言多矫饰，则人品心术，尽属可疑。
围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 40 of 221
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