If one's writing or speech lacks literary grace or compelling style, it will not gain widespread circulation or lasting influence.
这位作家的早期作品虽然构思巧妙，但因言而无文，未能广泛流传，直到他改进了写作手法，才被更多读者发现。
Although this author's early works had clever ideas, they did not widely circulate because they "lacked literary grace"; it was only after he improved his writing style that more readers discovered them.
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