The Hide Without Hair: Why the Ornament Matters

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Zi Gong argued: “A tiger or leopard’s hide, stripped of hair, is like that of a dog or goat.”

The hide of a tiger or a leopard stripped of its hair, is like the hide of a dog or a goat stripped of its hair.

虎豹之鞟，犹犬羊之鞟。

Source: The Analects, Yan Yuan XII, Chapter 8

Author: Zi Gong

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