Motif
counterproductive remedy intensifies the problem
counterproductive_remedy_intensifies_the_problem
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Self-Defeating Remedies and Choices. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer CHAPTER III. / NOURISHMENT OF THE SOUL. / CHAPTER IV. / MAN AMONG MEN.; lines 2137-2265 confidence: 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.
Confucius compares Yen Hui’s planned intervention to taking fire to quell fire, water to quell water, and pouring oil on flames.
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