The ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.
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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The knowledge of the ancients reached the highest point-the time before anything existed. This is the highest point. It is exhaustive. There is no adding to it.
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Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
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The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
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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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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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Birth is not a beginning; death is not an end. There is existence without limitation; there is continuity without a starting point.
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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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The creature born is the creature dying.
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There may be difficulty at the moment, but I will not lose the Virtue that I possess. It is when the ice and snow are on them that we see the strength of the cypress and the pine. I am grateful for this trouble around me, because it gives me an opportunity to realize how fortunate I am.
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The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.
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Those who realise their folly are not true fools.
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Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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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 true man breathes with his heels.
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When affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments.
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