The torch of doubt and chaos, this is what the sage steers by.
ZHUANGZILife is finite, While knowledge is infinite.
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A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
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Everything has what is innate,everything has what is necessary.
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Those who follow the Tao are of clear mind. They do not load their mind with anxieties and are flexible in their adjustment to external conditions.
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Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.
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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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Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
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When people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is known as ignorance.
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All men know the use of the useful, but nobody knows the use of the useless. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so that I can have a word with him?
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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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When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten. When the belt fits, the belly is forgotten. When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten. No drives, no compulsions, no needs, no attractions: Then your affairs are under control. You are a free man.
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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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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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The Tao is in all things, in their divisions and their fullness. What I dislike about divisions is that they multiply, and what i dislike about multiplication is that it makes people want to hold fast to it. So people go out and forget to return, seeing little more than ghosts.
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To regard the fundamental as the essence, to regard things as coarse, to regard accumulation as deficiency, and to dwell quietly alone with the spiritual and the intelligent – herein lie the techniques of Tao of the ancients.
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