True words are not pleasing. Pleasing words are not true. (Laozi)

True words are not pleasing. Pleasing words are not true.

Laozi

Related topics

pleasing words

Related quotes

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. View quote
Ingrid Bergman
Watch your thoughts, they become words. View quote
Laozi
An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows. View quote
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. View quote
Ronald Reagan
Proper words in proper places, make the true definition of a style. View quote
Jonathan Swift