When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
ZHUANGZIGreat knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.
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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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When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.
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He who knows the activities of Nature lives according to Nature.
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To go outside what your charge was, and to try to solve everything yourself, is dangerous.
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Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.
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Right is not right; so is not so. If right were really right it would differ so clearly from not right that there would be no need for argument. If so were really so, it would differ so clearly from not so that there would be no need for argument.
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Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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During our dreams we do not know we are dreaming. We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Only on waking do we know it was a dream. Only after the great awakening will we realize that this is the great dream.
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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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To be constant is to be useful. To be useful is to realize one’s true nature. Realization of one’s true nature is happiness. When one reaches happiness, one is close to perfection.
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Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.
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The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.
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The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
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