《论衡·卷十一·答佞篇》
我说： 谗人与佞人都是小人，一路货伎俩不同，都是以嫉妒为本性，但采取的行动与动机却不一样。
曰：谗与佞，俱小人也，同道异材，俱以嫉妒为性，而施行发动之异。
I replied: Slanderers and sycophants are both considered petty men; their treacherous tactics are the same, for both are rooted in envy, but the actions they take and the motives they have are not the same. 
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 曰：谗与佞，俱小人也，同道异材，俱以嫉妒为性，而施行发动之异。 [/INST] I replied: Slanderers and sycophants are both considered petty men; their treacherous tactics are the same, for both are rooted in envy, but the actions they take and the motives they have are not the same. </s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 曰：谗与佞，俱小人也，同道异材，俱以嫉妒为性，而施行发动之异。
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I replied: Slanderers and sycophants are both considered petty men; their treacherous tactics are the same, for both are rooted in envy, but the actions they take and the motives they have are not the same.
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