Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.
ZHUANGZIMen of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.
ZHUANGZIRunning around accusing others is not as good as laughing. And enjoying a good laugh is not as good as going along with things.
ZHUANGZIAnd how do I know that the hate of death is not like a man who has lost his home when young and does not know where his home is to return to?
ZHUANGZIMy opinion is that you never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
ZHUANGZIYou are still guided by your expectations.
ZHUANGZIHe who does his work like a machine grows a heart like a machine and he who carries the heart of a machine in his breast loses his simplicity. He who has lost his simplicity becomes unsure in the strivings of his soul.
ZHUANGZIGreat knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.
ZHUANGZIThe men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
ZHUANGZITransmit the established facts; do not transmit words of exaggeration. If you do that, you will probably come out all right.
ZHUANGZIA petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
ZHUANGZIThe perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.
ZHUANGZITrue depth of understanding is wide and steady, Shallow understanding is lazy and wandering, Words of wisdom are precise and clear.
ZHUANGZILet your mind wander in the pure and simple. Be one with the infinite. Let all things take their course.
ZHUANGZIOnly fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!
ZHUANGZIIf water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.
ZHUANGZIAll the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.
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