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This story is about a dogmatist in ancient China. The fable comes from the book 《韩非子》. Han Fei Zi (韩非子 280 – 233 BCE) was the name of a Chinese philosopher of the Legalist school (法家) during the Warring States period. The book 《韩非子》 is a representative work of Chinese Legalism. Many fables in the book have become well-known idioms that are still used in the Chinese language today. "郑人买履" is one of them.
《韩非子·外储说左上》 郑人有欲买履者，先自度其足，而置之其坐。至之市，而忘操之。已得履，乃曰：“吾忘持度！”反归取之。及反，市罢，遂不得履。人曰：“何不试之以足？”曰：“宁信度，无自信也。”