围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 79 of 221

第七九则

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shì lì rén zhuāng qiāng zuò diào dōu zhī zài tǐ miàn shàng pù zhāng kě zhī qí bǎi wéi jiē jiǎ

势利人装腔做调,都只在体面上铺张,可知其百为皆假;

xū fú rén zhǐ dōng huà xī quán bù xiàng shēn xīn nèi dǎ suàn dìng bo qí yī shì wú chéng

虚浮人指东画西,全不向身心内打算,定卜其一事无成。

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