To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
ZHUANGZILife comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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Men do not mirror themselves in running water – they mirror themselves in still water. Only what is still can still the stillness of other things.
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Right is not right; so is not so. If right were really right it would differ so clearly from not right that there would be no need for argument. If so were really so, it would differ so clearly from not so that there would be no need for argument.
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A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.
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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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Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.
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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 saying goes, ‘The sage rests, truly rests and is at ease.’ This manifests itself in calmness and detachment, so that worries and distress cannot affect him, nothing unpleasant can disturb him, his Virtue is complete and his spirit is not stirred up.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
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When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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The right way to go easy is to forget the right way.
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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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He who regards all things as one is a companion of Nature.
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Heaven is in everything: follow the light, hide in the cloudiness and begin in what is. Do this and your understanding will be like not understanding and your wisdom will be like not being wise. By not being wise you will become wise later.
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Your mind must become one, do not try to understand with your ears but with your heart. Indeed, not with your heart but with your soul.
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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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