巧言令色鲜矣仁 (巧言令色鮮矣仁) qiǎo yán lìng sè xiān yǐ rén

qiǎo yán lìng sè xiān yǐ rén phrase flattering speech and an ingratiating expression are rarely associated with virtue
Domain: Proverb 谚语
Notes: Quote: from Book 1 學而 Xue Er of the 論語 “Analects of Confucius” (Legge 1861, vol. 1, Confucian Analects, p. 3; Guoyu '巧言令色'; Mathews 1931 '巧言令色鮮矣仁', p. 101)