“The fools enjoy their careless pleasure,
But their way is dark and leads to danger.”

—  Qu Yuan

Source: "Encountering Sorrow" (trans. David Hawkes), Line 17

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惟夫党人之偷乐兮,路幽昧以险隘。

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ancient Chinese poet -343–-278 BC

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