To regard the fundamental as the essence, to regard things as coarse, to regard accumulation as deficiency, and to dwell quietly alone with the spiritual and the intelligent – herein lie the techniques of Tao of the ancients.
ZHUANGZILet everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
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Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.
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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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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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Listening stops with the ears, the mind stops with recognition, but spirit is empty and waits on all things.
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All men know the use of the useful, but nobody knows the use of the useless. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so that I can have a word with him?
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Look at this window: it is nothing but a hole in the wall, but because of it the whole room is full of light. So when the faculties are empty, the heart is full of light.
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To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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The men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
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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 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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He who regards all things as one is a companion of Nature.
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Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.
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