由近知远,由己知人。——刘安
From knowing the near, he knows the distant; from knowing himself, he knows others. —— Liu An (Translated by S. A. Queen & J. S. Major) / Know the situation of remote areas by studying nearby places, and make correct evaluation on others by understanding himself first. (Translated by Zhai Jiangyue & Mou Aipeng) (Used to mean that one can infer the unknown from the known.)
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