《古代寓言·攫金不见人》（中英对照）

吏捕得之，问曰：“人皆在焉，子攫人之金何？”对曰：“取金之时，不见人，徒见金。”

 ——《列子》

The Man Who Saw Nobody

There was a man in the state of Qi who wanted some gold. One morning he dressed himself smartly and went to the market. Arriving at the god-dealer’s stall, he seized a piece of gold and made off.

The officer who caught him asked him: “Why did you steal gold in front of so many people?”

“When I took the gold,” he answered, “I saw nobody. All I saw was the gold.”

Lie Zi