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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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True depth of understanding is wide and steady, Shallow understanding is lazy and wandering, Words of wisdom are precise and clear.
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Clear Precise Shallow True Understand Wisdom Word
The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.
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Employment Himself Man Mindset Mirror Perfection
The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.
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Condition Life Man Natural River Way
All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
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Known Men Utility
The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.
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Greatness Mindset Person Tragedy
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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Ignorance People Philosophy
When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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Forget Heart Right
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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Awakening Dreams Greatness Realize Wake Up
Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.
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Cherish Curse Knowledge Yourself
When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.
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Action Transformation Word World
To go outside what your charge was, and to try to solve everything yourself, is dangerous.
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Charge Dangerous Solution Yourself
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
Life is finite, While knowledge is infinite.
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Infinite Knowledge Life
Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.
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Fine Philosophy Rest Understand
The ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.
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Body Death Life Share Store
The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.
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Better Choice King Man Position Stream Wisdom World

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