If a man has no way to control his desires, he is like a fish in a dry rut, waiting for the north wind to blow the water into it.
Daoist philosopher
If a man has no way to control his desires, he is like a fish in a dry rut, waiting for the north wind to blow the water into it.
Daoist philosopher
Zhuangzi, Chapter 30, 'Discourses on Swords'
c. 4th century BCE
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