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Can you share the source of the anecdote? I tried to find it in Zhuangzi and was not successful.
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Best I can tell, it's originally from Heguanzi: https://ctext.org/he-guan-zi/shi-xian
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Beautiful text. By the way, I can't thank enough the maintainers at ctext.org. What a beautiful work they do.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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How many euros or kilograms is it?
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Three Troy ergs.
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or a simpler version: "A stitch in time saves nine...but I charge by the stitch"
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literally one of the main reasons america spends so much on healthcare
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