To regard the fundamental as the essence, to regard things as coarse, to regard accumulation as deficiency, and to dwell quietly alone with the spiritual and the intelligent – herein lie the techniques of Tao of the ancients.
ZHUANGZIEach one’s destiny cannot be altered.
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Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
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Let everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied.
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My opinion is that you never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
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Luck implies an absolute absence of any principle.
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The sound of water says what I think.
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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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The World is Large – Its beauty indescrible.
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Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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The knowledge of the ancients reached the highest point-the time before anything existed. This is the highest point. It is exhaustive. There is no adding to it.
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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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When you are identified with the One, all things will be complete to you.
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The ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.
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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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