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Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.

Zhuangzi

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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Beginning End Exercise Flow Religious Road Spirituality Thinking
Heaven does without doing through its purity, Earth does without doing through its calmness.
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Calm Earth Heaven Purity
When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten. When the belt fits, the belly is forgotten. When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten. No drives, no compulsions, no needs, no attractions: Then your affairs are under control. You are a free man.
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Affair Attraction Control Drive Forget Freedom Heart Man Philosophy Shoe Spirituality Yourself
Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end.
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Beginning Born Death End
A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
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Greatness Nation Prison Rule
Human life is limited, but knowledge is limitless. To drive the limited in pursuit of the limitless is fatal; and to presume that one really knows is fatal indeed!
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Death Drive Human Knowledge Life Limitation Oneself Pursuit
People value that part of knowledge which is known. They do not know how to avail themselves of the Unknown in order to reach knowledge. Is this not misguided?
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Guide Knowledge Order People Reach Value
When I talk about having good hearing, I don’t mean just listening, but listening to yourself. When I talk about good eyesight, I don’t mean just looking, but looking at yourself.
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Eyes Goodness Hearing Listening Myself Sight Talk
To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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Ignorance Knowledge True Yourself
Everything has what is innate,everything has what is necessary.
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Enough Nature Necessary
Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
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Beyond Dependent Honor Knowledge Lying Man
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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Generous Greatness Passion Small Speech Wisdom
The right way to go easy is to forget the right way.
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Easy Forget Journey Right Way
To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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Form Human Joy
The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.
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Happiness Philosophy Ultimate
The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.
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Condition Life Man Natural River Way

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