Comparative mythology corpus

Mutilation Or Alteration Of Natural Form Brings Suffering

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Daoist Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer CHAPTER VII. / HOW TO GOVERN. / CHAPTER VIII. / JOINED TOES.; lines 3958-4085 high The passage says one who seeks perfection does not lose sight of natural conditions; a duck’s short legs cannot be lengthened without pain, and a crane’s long legs cannot be shortened without misery. record