The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare.
Words exist because of meaning.
Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Chuang-tzu, quoted in The Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Kurzweil. Previous Quotes . This is the home page of David Friedman. Now you know why I included my middle initial.