安于故俗,溺于旧闻
Explanation: Customs: customs. Drowning: addiction, into. Arrests keep the old habits, confined to old horizons. Described as conservative, status quo. Usage: Complex sentence; as the predicate clause; containing derogatory Source: Qian Han, "Historical biography of Shang Yang": "ordinary people be content with so popular, scholars addicted to the smell. As both law-abiding anchoret can also, with non of the outside of the law also." |
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