Tao Te Ching

“When the approval and disapproval of others become important, the honest and sincere expression of thoughts and feelings is lost.”

— Lie Yukou 列圄寇/列禦寇/列子 1 via Eva Wong, Shan Dao
(Liè Yǔkòu, Liezi)
from Liezi "True Classic of Simplicity and Perfect Emptiness”