Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end.
ZHUANGZIEach one’s destiny cannot be altered.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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Only the intelligent knows how to identify all things as one. When one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao. This is to let Nature take its own course.
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Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.
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The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.
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When people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is known as ignorance.
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A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
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The men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
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Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.
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To exercise no-thought and rest in nothing is the first step toward resting in Tao. To start from nowhere and follow no road is the first step toward attaining Tao.
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To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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The true man breathes with his heels.
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During our dreams we do not know we are dreaming. We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Only on waking do we know it was a dream. Only after the great awakening will we realize that this is the great dream.
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When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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A battering ram can knock down a city wall, but it cannot stop a hole. Different things have different uses.
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Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
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