《吕氏春秋·论·似顺论》
所以凡是祸乱，一定先从身边产生而后延及远处，一定先从根本产生而后延及微未。
故凡乱也者，必始乎近而后及远，必始乎本而后及末。
Therefore, whenever there is chaos, it must first start from one’s close quarters and then spread to the distant ones; it must first start from the fundamentals and then spread to the trivial things.
<s>[INST] Translate to English, please: 故凡乱也者，必始乎近而后及远，必始乎本而后及末。 [/INST] Therefore, whenever there is chaos, it must first start from one’s close quarters and then spread to the distant ones; it must first start from the fundamentals and then spread to the trivial things.</s>
Translate to English, please: 故凡乱也者，必始乎近而后及远，必始乎本而后及末。
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Therefore, whenever there is chaos, it must first start from one’s close quarters and then spread to the distant ones; it must first start from the fundamentals and then spread to the trivial things.
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