“would that turtle rather have its bones treasured in death, or be alive dragging its tail in the mud? … Go! I’ll keep my tail in the mud, too” (247). So Zhuangzi recommends that we do not seek prominence.”
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Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy
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