《韩非子·外储说左上》
所以，凭借虚浮言辞，他可以压倒一个国家；考察实际情形，他连一个也无法欺骗。
故籍之虚辞则能胜一国，考实按形不能谩于一人。
Therefore, he could overpower an entire country with his specious arguments, but when it came down to the nitty gritty he could not deceive even one person.