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Women

17.25

Confucius said, “Women and servants are hard to deal with. If you’re friendly, they become insolent. If you’re distant, they become resentful.”

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18.4

The men of Qi made a present of singing-and-dancing girls. Ji Huanzi accepted them, and for three days, he didn’t  hold court.

Confucius left.

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