禪林寶訓 1.28

1.28

Master Yuan said to Zhen of Daowu: "Before one's learning has attained the Way, to flaunt what one has seen and heard, give free rein to intellectual understanding, and strive to surpass others through eloquence and sharp debate is just like smearing vermilion and cinnabar on an outhouse: it only increases its foul stench." (From Recorded Hear-Say at West Lake).