The Four Chimeras

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There are four things which do not allow people to rest:

Long Life; Reputation; Rank; Riches.

Those who have them, fear ghosts, fear men, power, and punishment. They are always fugitives.

Whether they are killed or live, they regulate their lives by externals.

[Yang Chu, 300. B.C.]

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