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reedhart | 04:28 Fri 14th Jun 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the origin of the phrase "straw dog"?
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Lao-tsu (c. 604 - c. 531 bc) Chinese philosopher and the founder of Taoism - Heaven and Earth are not ruthful; To them the Ten Thousand Things are but as straw dogs. (Ten thousand Things - all life forms; straw dogs - sacrificial tokens )
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