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弟子們都在熱烈地討論老子的名言:
「知者不言,

言者不知。」

這時大師進來了,弟子們請教他此言的涵意。

大師說:「你們之中有誰知道玫瑰的芬芳?」

所有的人都知道。

他接着說:「用文字表達出來。」

大夥兒都沉默下來。

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The disciples were absorbed in a discussion of Lao Tzu’s dictum:

“Those who know do not say. Those who say do not know.”

When the Master entered they asked him exactly what the words meant.

Said the Master, “Which of you knows the fragrance of a rose?”