You cannot speak of ocean to a well-frog, the creature of a narrower s…

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You cannot speak of ocean to a well-frog, the creature of a narrower sphere. You cannot speak of ice to a summer insect, the creature of a season. ✨ Zhuangzi, Herbert Allen Giles (1909). Teachings and Sayings of Chuang Tzu, p.18, Courier Corporation
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You cannot speak of ocean to a well-frog, the creature of a narrower sphere. You cannot speak of ice to a summer insect, the creature of a season. ✨ Zhuangzi, Herbert Allen Giles (1909). Teachings and Sayings of Chuang Tzu, p.18, Courier Corporation

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