刻舟求剑
“Notching the boat to seek the sword that fell overboard.”
Clinging to a fixed method while circumstances have changed leads to failure.
— Traditional China Wisdom, China
Source: Lüshi Chunqiu (Spring and Autumn Annals of Lü Buwei), 3rd century BCE
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