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Zhuangzi

People value that part of knowledge which is known. They do not know how to avail themselves of the Unknown in order to reach knowledge. Is this not misguided?
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Guide Knowledge Order People Reach Value
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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Artificial Destiny Fame Natural Sacrifice Virtue
Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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God Himself Man Reward Work
The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
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Hide Himself Man Perfection Person Respect Sight
The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.
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Happiness Philosophy Ultimate
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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Butterfly Dreams Man Myself
So if loss of what gives happiness causes you distress when it fades, you can now understand that such happiness is worthless. It is said, those who lose themselves in their desire for things also lose their innate nature by being vulgar.
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Desire Fade Happiness Loss Nature Vulgar Worth
All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
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Known Men Utility
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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Aware Confusion Fools Worst
The true man breathes with his heels.
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Breathe Heel Man One Liner Philosophy True
Life is finite, While knowledge is infinite.
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Infinite Knowledge Life
Heaven does without doing through its purity, Earth does without doing through its calmness.
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Calm Earth Heaven Purity
My opinion is that you never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
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Finding Happiness Opinion Stop Yourself
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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Affair Attraction Control Drive Forget Freedom Heart Man Philosophy Shoe Spirituality Yourself
The torch of doubt and chaos, this is what the sage steers by.
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Chaos Doubt Priest
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
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Earth Life Nature Return

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