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“送给女人的东西，很少是真正自己的，拆穿了都是借花献佛。假如送礼的人是个做官的，那礼物更不用说是从旁人剥削下来的了。”

― Qian Zhongshu, Fortress Besieged
tags: corruption, courtship, cynicism, gifts
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