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弟子们都在热烈地讨论老子的名言:
「知者不言,
言者不知。」
这时大师进来了,弟子们请教他此言的涵意。
大师说:「你们之中有谁知道玫瑰的芬芳?」
所有的人都知道。
他接着说:「用文字表达出来。」
大伙儿都沉默下来。
WORDS
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?”