Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.
ZHUANGZIThose 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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If the Way is made clear, it is not the Way.
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When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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The men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
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When affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments.
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The one-legged creature is envious of the millipede; the millipede is envious of the snake; the snake is envious of the wind; the wind is envious of the eye; the eye is envious of the heart.
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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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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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Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!
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Easy is right. Begin right and you are easy. Continue easy and you are right. The right way to go easy is to forget the right way, and forget that the going is easy.
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Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
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He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.
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The little child learns to speak, though it has no learned teachers – because it lives with those who know how to speak.
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The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.
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The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.
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There may be difficulty at the moment, but I will not lose the Virtue that I possess. It is when the ice and snow are on them that we see the strength of the cypress and the pine. I am grateful for this trouble around me, because it gives me an opportunity to realize how fortunate I am.
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