The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
ZHUANGZIThe perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
ZHUANGZITrue depth of understanding is wide and steady, Shallow understanding is lazy and wandering, Words of wisdom are precise and clear.
ZHUANGZIAll men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
ZHUANGZIWhen people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is known as ignorance.
ZHUANGZIA path is made by walking on it.
ZHUANGZIIf you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.
ZHUANGZINever admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it.
ZHUANGZITake care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
ZHUANGZIThe men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
ZHUANGZIThe one-legged creature is envious of the millipede; the millipede is envious of the snake; the snake is envious of the wind; the wind is envious of the eye; the eye is envious of the heart.
ZHUANGZIThe right way to go easy is to forget the right way.
ZHUANGZIHeaven is in everything: follow the light, hide in the cloudiness and begin in what is. Do this and your understanding will be like not understanding and your wisdom will be like not being wise. By not being wise you will become wise later.
ZHUANGZIIf water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
ZHUANGZIThe man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
ZHUANGZIBreathing control gives man strength, vitality, inspiration, and magic powers.
ZHUANGZIThere is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning. There is something. There is nothing.
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