Ban Chao - Famous Quotes

Famous Quotes

  • "If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cub?" (不入虎穴,不得虎子)
  • "Clear water can not harbor big fish, clean politics (or strict enforcement of regulations) can not foster harmony among the general public" (水清無大魚,察政不得下和)

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    Agnes E. Meyer (1887–1970)

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)