All men know the use of the useful, but nobody knows the use of the useless. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so that I can have a word with him?
ZHUANGZIHe who does his work like a machine grows a heart like a machine and he who carries the heart of a machine in his breast loses his simplicity. He who has lost his simplicity becomes unsure in the strivings of his soul.
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Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end.
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The right way to go easy is to forget the right way.
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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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The World is Large – Its beauty indescrible.
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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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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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He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.
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When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.
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To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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Where can I find a man who has forgotten words, so I can have a few words with him?
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The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.
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The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all.
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Men do not mirror themselves in running water – they mirror themselves in still water. Only what is still can still the stillness of other things.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
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