He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.
ZHUANGZIThe space under the sky is occupied by all things in their unity.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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There is danger for the eye in seeing too clearly, danger for the ear in hearing too sharply and danger to the heart from caring too greatly.
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There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning. There is something. There is nothing.
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The eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its own capacity.
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When there is no more separation between ‘this’ and ‘that,’ it is called the still-point of the Tao. At the still point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things.
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One 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.
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Only the intelligent knows how to identify all things as one. When one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao. This is to let Nature take its own course.
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The men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
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Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.
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Tao is the source of both fullness and emptiness. But it is itself neither fullness nor emptiness.
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Good fortune is as light as a feather, but nobody knows how to pick it up. Misfortune is as heavy as earth, but nobody knows how to stay out of it’s way.
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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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To go outside what your charge was, and to try to solve everything yourself, is dangerous.
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Let everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied.
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Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.
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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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