## Metadata * Author: [[Yijie Zhuang]] * ASIN: B082FMKVBH * ISBN: 178929648X * Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082FMKVBH ## Highlights The early Western Han emperors before Emperor Wu followed the Daoist philosophy of ‘governance by doing nothing’ – a policy of benign neglect that — location: [142](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B082FMKVBH&location=142) ^ref-38020 --- ‘Here is one who steals a belt hook, he is put to death; here is another who steals a state, he becomes a nobleman.’ — location: [381](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B082FMKVBH&location=381) ^ref-52519 --- ‘People should never arrogate the rites by over-stretching their finances with sacrifices that do not match their social status,’ — location: [1724](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B082FMKVBH&location=1724) ^ref-26332 ---