Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
ZHUANGZIBirth is not the beginning, Death is not the end.
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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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A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.
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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 World is Large – Its beauty indescrible.
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Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and rotten. The foul and rotten may come to be transformed into what is rare and valuable, and the rare and valuable into what is foul and rotten.
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The Tao is in all things, in their divisions and their fullness. What I dislike about divisions is that they multiply, and what i dislike about multiplication is that it makes people want to hold fast to it. So people go out and forget to return, seeing little more than ghosts.
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He who knows the activities of Nature lives according to Nature.
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Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.
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When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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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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The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
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The torch of doubt and chaos, this is what the sage steers by.
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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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If the Way is made clear, it is not the Way.
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If one is true to one’s inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?
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To have attained to the human form is a source of joy. What an incomparable bliss it is to undergo these countless transitions.
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There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning. There is something. There is nothing.
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To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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When there is no more separation between ‘this’ and ‘that,’ it is called the still-point of the Tao. At the still point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things.
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You are still guided by your expectations.
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
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Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.
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Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.
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Good fortune is as light as a feather, but nobody knows how to pick it up. Misfortune is as heavy as earth, but nobody knows how to stay out of it’s way.
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