Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
ZHUANGZIA petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.
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Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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Horses have hoofs to carry them over frost and snow; hair, to protect them from wind and cold. They eat grass and drink water, and fling up their heels. Such is the real nature of horses.
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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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The sage has the sun and moon by his side and the universe under his arm. He blends everything into a harmonious whole. . . . He blends the disparities of ten thousand years into one complete purity. All things are blended like this and mutually involve each other.
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Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly.
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If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.
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I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.
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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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The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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To have attained to the human form is a source of joy. What an incomparable bliss it is to undergo these countless transitions.
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Running around accusing others is not as good as laughing. And enjoying a good laugh is not as good as going along with things.
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Perfect happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.
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Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens.
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