Wisdom

“Do not touch black tails: that is, do not associate with bad men”

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“Do not wear a tight ring: that is, let your life be free, do not bind yourself by a chain”

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“Do not poke the fire with a sword: that is, do not provoke an angry person, but yield to such”

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“Do not eat the heart: do not wear away the heart by anxiety. Abstain from beans: that is, do not meddle in state affairs, for the voting for offices was formerly taken by beans. ”

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“Do not put your food in the chamber-pot: that is, do not throw your pearls before swine, for words are the food of the mind, and the villany of men twist them to a corrupt meaning”

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