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The Ox's quiet strength, its sober intelligence and logic, its competence and sense of responsibility, makes the Ox highly trustworthy. It is an excellent leader and demands as much of itself as of others.
In adversity, the Ox is impartial, and does not easily changes its mind. It is a traditionalist and cannot be persuaded by anything other than its own logic.
Outwardly, the Ox appears rough, sure of itself, and reserved. When misunderstood and unsatisfied, it becomes rigid, authoritarian, conventional, and resistant to change. Although naturally patient, it should not be pushed. Its anger can overturn everything in its path.
At the emotional level, it is slow and naive. But its fidelity can withstand any test. But if thwarted, it can also play dirty.
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