Fish live in water. Men die in it. Nature is diverse, and not all tastes are the same.
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All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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Fish live in water. Men die in it. Nature is diverse, and not all tastes are the same.
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The torch of doubt and chaos, this is what the sage steers by.
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Those who realise their folly are not true fools.
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Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens.
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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.
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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 eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its own capacity.
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The eyes envy the mind.
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The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.
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For all people strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit what they do not excel in, while none strive to discredit what they do excel in. This is why there is chaos.
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Good order results spontaneously when things are let alone.
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A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
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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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If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.
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