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Caigentan 13. Grace in Retreat
On a narrow path, step aside one pace so that others may pass. When treated to fine food, offer some of it to your fellow diners.
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Caigentan 11. Wealth and Worth
People who take coarse food and drink usually have morals as clean as ice and as pure as jade. Those, on the other hand, who set great store by fine garments and tasty fare tend to be servile flatterers and willing slaves.
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Caigentan 10. The tide of fortune
A favour received inevitably brings harm in its wake. When you feel gratified, stop forging ahead, and turn round promptly.
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Caigentan 9. Introspective Alchemy
In the still of the night, when a man sits alone in meditation, the first thing that happens is that his inordinate desires disappear, and his true self holds sway.