I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?
Daoist philosopher
Philosophical paradox from 'Zhuangzi'
4th century BCE
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