When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten. When the belt fits, the belly is forgotten. When the heart is right, 'for' and 'against' are forgotten.
Daoist philosopher
Zhuangzi, Chapter 19, 'Mastering Life'
c. 4th century BCE
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