The eye cannot see itself, nor can the tongue taste itself.
Confucian philosopher
The eye cannot see itself, nor can the tongue taste itself.
Confucian philosopher
Xunzi, Chapter 2, 'On Self-Cultivation'
c. 3rd century BCE
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