The mind of the perfect man is like a mirror. It grasps nothing, it refuses nothing, it receives but does not keep.
Daoist philosopher
The mind of the perfect man is like a mirror. It grasps nothing, it refuses nothing, it receives but does not keep.
Daoist philosopher
Zhuangzi, Chapter 7, 'Fit for Emperors and Kings'
c. 4th century BCE
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