It's better to retreat and form a net. From ("Huai Nan Zi said Xun Lin")
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Mountain clouds are steamed and the columns are moist; Fuling digs, rabbit silk dies. A family loses, a hundred families burn; Conspiracy, civil violence. Xiaomi was wet and hot, but it trembled into fire and liquid. There is fire in the water, and there is water in the fire. Thunder breaks the stone, yin and yang are thin. Tom is not good for the river. Flowing into the sea, though useless, is not as good as yourself. You can't get a bird at a glance; Fishing without bait can't catch fish; If you are rude to others, you can't have virtue. Rabbit silk has no roots, snakes have no feet, fish have no ears, cicadas have no mouths, and natural people also. He Shouchitose, swimming extremely; Mayflies live and die, and they are happy. Mei Bo, king of literature and vassal; This soup makes people cry. Crazy horses don't touch wood, dogs don't throw themselves into the river, and though they are deaf, they don't fall into traps. What a situation! Salt loves bears and wine loves otters, which is not the way to raise them. Heart says that destroying a boat is a shackle; If the mind desires, it will destroy the priest's clock. Although a small insult makes a great honor, Su Qin is sincere on his centenary birthday. Quality Zhang and bow and arrow set, Lin and axe, can not be called together, the situation is also caused. Saving others from drowning after benefiting others will also benefit others from drowning. Ships can sink or float, but there are not enough fools. If you ride a horse, you won't advance, but you won't stop. People don't take the road. Stab my walker and want to make friends with me; The person who consigned our goods wants to cooperate with our city. Water and water are inedible, and a string of musical instruments is inaudible. Good horses are used to crush people, straight men are used to be poor, wise men are excluded from the palace, and beautiful women are excluded from the palace. Travelers think in the Tao, while residents dream in bed; The loving mother sings the lane, and the straight child is pregnant with Jing. Red meat hanging is a gathering of black magpies, scattered eagles and birds, and scattered objects are sympathetic. Those who eat its food do not destroy its utensils, and those who eat its substances do not break its branches. Those who plug its source are exhausted, and those who carry its root are withered. The painting is not smooth, the chain is incomprehensible, and it cannot be solved. It is better to go home and weave a net than to fish by the river. The pearl of the bright moon, the disease of cockroaches and my benefit; Tiger Claw ivory is good for animals and bad for me. Easy road and good horse make people want to gallop; Drinking happily makes people want to sing. I did, so I called it broken; Doing nothing is called chaos. Vector disease, still in Erli, one step later, endless, can be caused by thousands of miles.
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It's better to retreat and form a net. From (biography of Han Dong's middle book)
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The holy king followed the troubled times, swept away traces, understood it, rehabilitated it and worshipped it. Enlightenment, customs have become, and future generations have followed them, and they have not been defeated at the age of five or six hundred. By the weekend, there is no way to lose the world. After the Qin Dynasty, he could not change by himself and benefited a lot. He banned literature, refused to bring books, and abandoned propriety and righteousness. His heart wants to destroy Wang Zhidao first, and Zhuan Xu (specially) indulges in simple governance, so he is the son of heaven at the age of fourteen, and the country is broken. Since ancient times, there has never been a person like Qin who helped chaos and defeated the people all over the world. Its legacy has not been extinguished so far, making customs thin and evil and people arrogant and stubborn, which is why it is bad. Confucius said, "You can't carve rotten wood or dung walls." After the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was like a wall of rotten wood and dung. Although it wants to be well managed, it is helpless. If the law is destroyed, it will be treacherous, such as boiling soup and lifting firewood to put out the fire. If the law is destroyed, it will be beneficial to die. Stealing the harp is not harmonious, and it will even be untied, so you can beat the drum; It is reasonable not to do it for politics, or even to change for change. When you have more than one piece, you can't be good at it, although you have a good job; When it is more culture than culture, although there are great sages, it can't be governed well. Therefore, people who have always wanted to be good at governance since the Han Dynasty was complacent in the world, but have not been good at governance so far, have lost their ability to be more civilized rather than more civilized. The ancients said, "It is better to retire and build a net than to catch a fisherman in the forest." Since I am in politics, I am willing to return to the rule in my seventies. It is better to retreat and seek change; Better governance can lead to good governance, and good governance will lead to disaster and prosperity. "Poetry" says: "Those who please others will be blessed by heaven." Those who are fit to govern for the people should be blessed by God. Rich benevolence (righteousness), courtesy, knowledge (wisdom) and faith in the five permanents are what kings should cultivate; Five spiritual practices, so you are blessed by heaven and enjoy the spirit of ghosts and gods. Its virtue is applied outside the party and extends to all beings.
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