Han Feizi tells a householder planned to sell his home and flee a vicious neighbor despite others’ advice to wait for the villain’s downfall. Fearing becoming the criminal’s final victim, he departed promptly to evade imminent danger.
Liu Fanghua lived in Baoding, Hebei Province, and was the richest man in this village. His generosity often attracted hundreds of visitors to his house. He was always ready to help others and never spared an expense. Relatives and friends often failed to pay back the money borrowed from him. Only one visitor from…