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A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.

Zhuangzi

Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.
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Fine Philosophy Rest Understand
Are you and I perchance caught up in a dream from which we have not yet awakened?
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Awake Dreams Myself Yourself
The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and its return to its case?
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Case Death Finding Live Pleasant Return
Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
ZHUANGZI

Break Greatness Knowledge Oneself Small
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.
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Flow Freedom Mindset Yourself
The eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its own capacity.
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Capacity Clear Eyes Mindset Organ Wisdom
Each one’s destiny cannot be altered.
ZHUANGZI

Change Destiny One Liner Oneself
The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.
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Himself Mindset Mirror Perfection Regret
For all people strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit what they do not excel in, while none strive to discredit what they do excel in. This is why there is chaos.
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Chaos Excellence People Strive
There may be difficulty at the moment, but I will not lose the Virtue that I possess. It is when the ice and snow are on them that we see the strength of the cypress and the pine. I am grateful for this trouble around me, because it gives me an opportunity to realize how fortunate I am.
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Difficult Fortunate Gratitude Lose Moments Myself Opportunity Possession Realize Snow Strength Trouble Virtue
A path is made by walking on it.
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Inspirational Journey One Liner Path Walk
Never admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it.
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Admire Judgement Man Strength Walk Way
There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning. There is something. There is nothing.
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Beginning Philosophy
Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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Action Root Silence
If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.
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Life Point Purpose
Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.
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Deep Existence Forget Literature Meaning Poet Word Yourself

A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.

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