The magi brought valuable gifts, but that was not among them. This dark assertion will be illuminated later on.

选自《盐铁论·孝养》。距：通“拒”。【大意】拒绝接受别人意见的视听闭塞，自己独断专行的就会遭到孤立。

真相往往隐藏在细节中。