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方以立法，法以制宜。
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This presents a practical sequence: methods provide the basis for laws, and laws keep decisions or conduct suited to what is appropriate. Rules are not treated as ends in themselves; their value lies in guiding people toward fitting and orderly results.
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- Chinese Text Project, 《景岳全书》卷五十
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