弘明集 1.31

1.31

問曰。老子云。智者不言。言者不智。又曰。大辯若訥。大巧若拙。君子恥言過行。設沙門有至道。奚不坐而行之。何復談是非論曲直乎。僕以為此行德之賊也。

The questioner said: "Laozi said: 'Those who know do not speak; those who speak do not know.' He also said: 'Great eloquence is like stammering; great skill is like clumsiness.' A gentleman is ashamed when his words exceed his actions. If śramaṇas possess the utmost Dao, why do they not sit and practice it? Why do they instead converse on right and wrong and debate the crooked and the straight? I consider this to be the thief of conduct and virtue."