Chapter 7, Part 16 - Lieh Tzu

There was once a man in the Ch'i State who had a burning lust for gold. Rising early one morning, he dressed and put on his hat and went down to the marketplace, where he proceeded to seize and carry off the gold from a money-changer's shop.

He was arrested by the police, who were puzzled to know why he had committed the theft at a time when everybody was about. 'When I was taking the gold,' he replied, 'I did not see anybody at all; what I saw was the gold, and nothing but the gold.'
~ Lionel Giles translation via Terebess Asia Online ~

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