What is the meaning of "Unless a saint dies, there will be no more thieves"

Personal opinion: As the saying goes, "As long as saints die, thieves will never stop". It means that as soon as there are talented people who invented mobile phones, there will also be people who cheat through mobile phone text messages. There is no end to these talented people, and criminals will emerge in endlessly. .

The saint here does not refer to an expert who has attained the Tao or practiced Taoism. I believe that any capable person with a certain skill is qualified to be called a saint by the author of Zhuangzi. Cultural and educational workers like Confucius.

Zhuang Zhou once reported an interesting meeting between Confucius and Laozi. Confucius declared that he should practice benevolence and righteousness in the world. Laozi asked: Is benevolence and righteousness human nature? So Confucius introduced the importance of benevolence and righteousness. In fact, I already knew what he would say, so I teased him: Excuse me, what is benevolence and righteousness? The answer is: universal love and selflessness. I smiled and said: Haha, your benevolence and righteousness are actually hoping to get more people's love for you. Sir, when you advertise benevolence and righteousness, isn't it like beating a drum to catch a thief? The louder the drum, the farther he will run. Alas! You have disturbed human nature! Zhuang Zhou concluded by summarizing: As long as the saint dies, there will be no more robbers.