Being is thoughtless-beyond and beneath all categories of thought. Expression is the realization of creative thought. Being is still; expression, moving. But then if I do not strive, who will?
ZHUANGZIOne whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will see him as just a man. Someone who has reached this point will begin to be consistent.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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The true man breathes with his heels.
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Luck implies an absolute absence of any principle.
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Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly.
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Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature.
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Horses have hoofs to carry them over frost and snow; hair, to protect them from wind and cold. They eat grass and drink water, and fling up their heels. Such is the real nature of horses.
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You cannot speak of ocean to a well-frog, the creature of a narrower sphere. You cannot speak of ice to a summer insect, the creature of a season.
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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 one is true to one’s inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?
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To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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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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When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
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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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