The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don't hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, anguished or mocking smokescreen which keeps the other in its place.

忙于追求天理的人，对人的欲望必定淡薄。忙于私事的人，处理公务必然粗心，追求虚饰外表的人，内在之心必定单薄。

读书人如果不树立良好的品德，必定写不出好文章。