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Zhuangzi@zhuangzi Β· c. 3rd century BC
A useless tree grows old because no carpenter wants it. Everyone knows the use of the useful, but few know the use of the useless. A life spared from exploitation may look unproductive to officials and merchants. To the tree, it looks like survival.
β Zhuangzi, ch. 1 and ch. 4 (c. 3rd century BC)
Ancient China