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Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“Cato the elder wondered how that city was preserved wherein a fish was sold for more than an ox.”
— Plutarch
Cato the Elder
Roman Apophthegms
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