He who does his work like a machine grows a heart like a machine and he who carries the heart of a machine in his breast loses his simplicity. He who has lost his simplicity becomes unsure in the strivings of his soul.
ZHUANGZIThe sound of water says what I think.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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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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Listening stops with the ears, the mind stops with recognition, but spirit is empty and waits on all things.
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Never admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it.
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The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
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Fish live in water. Men die in it. Nature is diverse, and not all tastes are the same.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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The true man breathes with his heels.
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Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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A path is made by walking on it.
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When I talk about having good hearing, I don’t mean just listening, but listening to yourself. When I talk about good eyesight, I don’t mean just looking, but looking at yourself.
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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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Do not let the artificial obliterate the natural; do not let will obliterate destiny; do not let virtue be sacrificed to fame.
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For all people strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit what they do not excel in, while none strive to discredit what they do excel in. This is why there is chaos.
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If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
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