A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
ZHUANGZIEach one’s destiny cannot be altered.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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One whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will see him as just a man. Someone who has reached this point will begin to be consistent.
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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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Perfect happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.
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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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True depth of understanding is wide and steady, Shallow understanding is lazy and wandering, Words of wisdom are precise and clear.
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The ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.
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If you have insight, you use your inner eye, your inner ear, to pierce to the heart of things, and have no need of intellectual knowledge.
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When there is no more separation between ‘this’ and ‘that,’ it is called the still-point of the Tao. At the still point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things.
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To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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My opinion is that you never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
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Heaven does without doing through its purity, Earth does without doing through its calmness.
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But you now, you wear your soul on your sleeve, exhausting your energy, propping yourself up on a tree, mumbling, or bent over your desk, asleep. Heaven gives you a form and you wear it out by pointless argument.
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The sage has the sun and moon by his side and the universe under his arm. He blends everything into a harmonious whole. . . . He blends the disparities of ten thousand years into one complete purity. All things are blended like this and mutually involve each other.
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