Old Fox's Maxim [1] Wisdom for Survival in the Jungle of Human Nature

Author: Li He
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: In the concept of Chinese people, "old fox" is a bad term because it represents cunning and being hard to fathom. Once, while chatting with an elder, he said, "Many people say I'm an old fox, but what's wrong with being an old fox? People always have to learn to protect themselves first! If you don't protect yourself, who will protect you? Besides, I don't deceive or harm others; everything is within reasonable limits. Compared to those hypocritical and pseudo-scholarly people, my unmasked old fox persona is much more lovable. Isn't that right?" After hearing his words, I was deeply moved.