《论语·阳货篇》
不是说坚硬的东西磨了以后不变薄？不是说洁白的东西染了以后不变黑吗？
不曰坚乎，磨而不磷；不曰白乎，涅而不缁。
Isn't it true that a hard thing being polished will not become thin? Isn't it true that a white thing being dyed will not become black?
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 不曰坚乎，磨而不磷；不曰白乎，涅而不缁。 [/INST] Isn't it true that a hard thing being polished will not become thin? Isn't it true that a white thing being dyed will not become black?</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 不曰坚乎，磨而不磷；不曰白乎，涅而不缁。
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Isn't it true that a hard thing being polished will not become thin? Isn't it true that a white thing being dyed will not become black?
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