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The relations between men of virtue are plain like water, while those between petty men are delicious like sweet wine. For the men of virtue the bland flavor leads to closeness; for the petty men the sweet flavor easily leads to rupture.
且君子之交淡若水,小人之交甘若醴;君子淡以亲,小人甘以绝。
——《庄子•山木》

