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The fish trap exists because of the fish: once you have gotten the meanings, you can forget the words.


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This page presents the quote "The fish trap exists because of the fish: once you have gotten the meanings, you can forget the words.". Author of this quote is Zhuangzi. This quote is about forget, fishes, traps,.