“The straight-trunked tree is the first to be felled; the well of sweet water is the first to run dry. And you, now — you show off your wisdom in order to astound the ignorant, work at your good conduct in order to distinguish yourself from the disreputable, going around bright and shining as though you were carrying the sun and moon in your hand! That’s why you can’t escape [disaster]!”
– Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Zhuangzi, Watson tr. (Ch 20)
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