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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.

Zhuangzi

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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Flow Himself Identify Intelligence Nature Path Religion Whole
Can a man cling to the positive without any negative in contrast to which it is seen to be positive? If he claims to do so he is a rouge or a madman.
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Mad Man Negative Positive
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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Generous Greatness Passion Small Speech Wisdom
True depth of understanding is wide and steady, Shallow understanding is lazy and wandering, Words of wisdom are precise and clear.
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Clear Precise Shallow True Understand Wisdom Word
All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
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Known Men Utility
Transmit the established facts; do not transmit words of exaggeration. If you do that, you will probably come out all right.
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Establishment Fact Right Word Yourself
I am going to try speaking some reckless words, and I want you to try to listen recklessly.
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Listening Reckless Talk Try Word Yourself
If one is true to one’s inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?
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Deep Follow Teacher True Wisdom
Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.
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Deep Existence Forget Literature Meaning Poet Word Yourself
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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Constant Happiness Nature Oneself Perfection Realize
Heaven does without doing through its purity, Earth does without doing through its calmness.
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Calm Earth Heaven Purity
He who knows the activities of Nature lives according to Nature.
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Activity Himself Live Nature
Each one’s destiny cannot be altered.
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Change Destiny One Liner Oneself
The sound of water says what I think.
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Myself Sound Thinking Water
Let your mind wander in simplicity, blend your spirit with the vastness, follow along with things the way they are, and make no room for personal views-then the world will be governed.
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Government Mindset Personal Room Simplicity Spirit View Wander Way World
Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.
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Acceptance Man Object Reality Rejoice Tolerance World

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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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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