Could you advise me regarding "bringing about benefits and warding off harms"?
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Bringing about benefits and averting harms is the foundation of the wise . When they conflict, averting harm takes precedence over bringing about benefit. If a matter involves both benefit and harm, and the benefit outweighs the harm, or the corruption is more remote, then the benefit is acted upon.
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