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The torch of doubt and chaos, this is what the sage steers by.

Zhuangzi

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
Life is finite, While knowledge is infinite.
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Infinite Knowledge Life
And how do I know that the hate of death is not like a man who has lost his home when young and does not know where his home is to return to?
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Death Hate Lost Man Myself Name Return Young
When people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is known as ignorance.
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Ignorance People Philosophy
He who knows the activities of Nature lives according to Nature.
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Activity Himself Live Nature
He 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.
ZHUANGZI

Carry Growth Himself Lose Machine Work
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
To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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Form Human Joy
Great understanding is broad and unhurried; little understanding is cramped and busy.
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Broad Busy Calm Greatness Understand
We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.
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Gradual Opinion Ourselves Perspective Point View
Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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Automatic Body Care Strong Willing
Where can I find a man who has forgotten words, so I can have a few words with him?
ZHUANGZI

Finding Forget Man Myself Talk Word
When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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Forget Heart Right
The true man breathes with his heels.
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Breathe Heel Man One Liner Philosophy True
Look at this window: it is nothing but a hole in the wall, but because of it the whole room is full of light. So when the faculties are empty, the heart is full of light.
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Empty Heart Light Room Window
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

The torch of doubt and chaos, this is what the sage steers by.

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