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Re:The size of an empire cannot be larger than 1 month of tr... by jfzoid on Friday January 06, 2023 @12:25PM (#34277761)
Chinese saying: "the mountains are high, and the Emperor is far away" （山高帝遠）
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Re:The size of an empire cannot be larger than 1 month of tr... by thriftwy on Friday January 06, 2023 @02:46PM (#34279919)
Russian saying: be further from higher ups, closer to the kitchen (подальше от начальства, поближе к кухне)
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