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“In a world that respects usefulness, Zhuangzi finds value in uselessness, pointing out that a great, crooked tree, useless for timber, will live long, while the trees that are useful to men are abused and their lives cut short.”

Harold M. Tanner, China: A History (Volume 1): From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire,
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China: A History (Volume 1): From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire, (10,000 BCE - 1799 CE) China: A History (Volume 1): From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire, by Harold M. Tanner
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