Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly with them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it.
— Confucius Ancient

Chinese philosopher, founder of Confucianism

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Context

Analects 17:25

Date / Period

Approx. 500 BCE

Category

Controversial

Source

https://ctext.org/analects/zi-lu

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