Dhammapada 4.7.51

4.7.51

‘‘Yathāpi ruciraṃ pupphaṃ, vaṇṇavantaṃ agandhakaṃ;
Evaṃ subhāsitā vācā, aphalā hoti akubbato.

51. Like a beautiful flower that possesses color but lacks perfume,
So well-spoken words are fruitless to him that doeth them not.
52. Like a beautiful flower that possesses both color and perfume,
So well-spoken words are fruitful to him that doeth them.