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Victor H. Mair

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The five colors make a man’s eyes blind; Horseracing and hunting make a man’s mind go mad; Goods that are hard to obtain make a man’s progress falter; The five flavors make a man’s palate dull; The five tones make a man’s ears deaf. For these reasons, In ruling, the sage attends to the stomach, not to the eye. Therefore, He rejects the one and adopts the other.

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