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.
ZHUANGZITrue men” are strong willed, have dignity in their demeanor, serenity in their expression. They are cool like autumn, warm like spring. Their passions arise like the four seasons, in harmony with the ten thousand creatures, and no one knows their limits.
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Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.
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The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and its return to its case?
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To go outside what your charge was, and to try to solve everything yourself, is dangerous.
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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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Study is to study what cannot be studied. Undertaking means undertaking what cannot be undertaken. Philosophizing is to philosophize about what cannot be philosophized about. Knowing that knowing is unknowable is true perfection.
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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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My opinion is that you never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
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Compare birth with death, compare death with life; compare what is possible with what is not possible and compare what is not possible with what is possible; because there is, there is not, and because there is not, there is.
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The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
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To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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I am going to try speaking some reckless words, and I want you to try to listen recklessly.
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Each one’s destiny cannot be altered.
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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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There is danger for the eye in seeing too clearly, danger for the ear in hearing too sharply and danger to the heart from caring too greatly.
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