Comparative mythology corpus

Counterproductive Remedy Intensifies The Problem

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Daoist Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer CHAPTER III. / NOURISHMENT OF THE SOUL. / CHAPTER IV. / MAN AMONG MEN.; lines 2137-2265 high Confucius says preaching charity and duty to wicked men can provoke hatred and warns Yen Hui that using such methods would be like fire against fire, water against water, or pouring oil on flames. record