The parable of the lumberjack
A woodcutter busily cutting wood in a rusty [axe
Teaches traveler, "You can cut more easily if you remove the rust from the axe." The woodcutter replies, "I'm too busy cutting down trees to do that.
[Seven Habits
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While you're sharpening your axe blade and feeling good that you're sharpening your blade, chainsaw may be being introduced on the next mountain! The winner is the one who cuts down the most trees in three days. You can do anything you want, but the first thing you will be provided with is a rusty axe and a whetstone.
Fools continue to cut with a rusty axe because they don't have time to sharpen it. A somewhat sane man will sharpen it properly every day. The smart ones work part-time or go to the bank to buy a chainsaw until the second day.
Some people claim that Aesop's Fables are the source, but I have not been able to find one that clearly states which story it is.
I checked the list to see what might be related to Kikori, but it was a different story.
A story about a fox asking a woodcutter to hide him, and the woodcutter telling the hunter that he has not seen the fox and pointing to where he is hiding.
Perry 173. Hermes and the Woodcutter
The story of being the goddess of the fountain in Japan.
The axe shaft is made of wood, a story about being betrayed and destroyed by someone you trusted because you thought they were your relatives.
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