The true man breathes with his heels. ✨ Zhuangzi, Burton Watson, Colum…

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The true man breathes with his heels. ✨ Zhuangzi, Burton Watson, Columbia College (Columbia University) (1968). The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu, p.78, Columbia University Press
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