Govern a family as you would cook a small fish — very gently.
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Learning is weightless, treasure you can always carry easily.
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A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.
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Over a distance of a thousand miles only humanity works, not power.
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Hatred corrodes the vessel in which it is stored.
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Alms given openly will be rewarded in secret.
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