Dictionary Entry: 哀莫大于心死

nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]) ꞏ no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices ꞏ the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart ꞏ nothing is more wretched than apathy