“It is characteristic of the most entire sincerity to be able to foreknow. When a nation or family is about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens; and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be unlucky omens.”

— Confucius

Source: The Doctrine of the Mean

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Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher -551–-479 BC

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