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1. A well-fed tiger is obedient like a cat, everything can be bought with the right leverage. 2. Be patient in public, ruthless in private. The bigger the stakes, the more covert the competition. 3. Envy comes from being similar to those around you, while admiration comes from being on a different level. 4. Wealth comes from strategy, not hard work. Look ahead and focus on knowledge, not just labor. 5. The most painful moments come from unexpected betrayal. 6. Revealing too much information makes you vulnerable to manipulation. 7. Power comes from support and alliances, not just position. 8. All conflicts ultimately revolve around resource distribution. 9. Birth time and location greatly influence one's destiny. Being born in a time of opportunity can lead to a happier life.

If a tiger is fed well, it will behave obediently like a cat. There is nothing that cannot be bought, it just depends on how big your bargaining chip is.
Be patient in the light, be ruthless in the dark. The greater the interests at stake in a game, the less it will be openly contested, only fought in secret.
A beggar does not envy a millionaire, but may envy other beggars with higher income. When you are similar to those around you, jealousy fills you. When you are separated by several orders of magnitude from those around you, only admiring glances remain.
Wealth lies in strategy, not in physical labor. Strength lies in the situation, not in hard work. Therefore, always look up at the road ahead, rather than bowing down to work. Wealth is a compensation for cognition, not a reward for diligence.
The most painful moment in life is always when someone you least expect betrays you.
The reason why others can manipulate you is because you have revealed too much information to them.
Power is not about position, but a representation of various forces. A new leader in a new position must have their own supporters and followers. Those in the original position, the new leader owes them nothing, making it difficult to gain their loyalty and support. Therefore, the new leader must promote those who have fallen out of favor, turn them into their own people, create a network of shared interests, in order to control and manage effectively.
All disputes over routes ultimately boil down to a struggle for the allocation of resources.
The time and place of a person's birth largely determine their destiny. Those born during China's reform and opening up period are happier than those born 100 years ago. Those born in the Song Dynasty lived better lives than those born in the Ming Dynasty.