The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
ZHUANGZILife comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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The eyes envy the mind.
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He who knows the activities of Nature lives according to Nature.
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True 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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A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
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Heaven does without doing through its purity, Earth does without doing through its calmness.
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He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.
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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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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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Let everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied.
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To regard the fundamental as the essence, to regard things as coarse, to regard accumulation as deficiency, and to dwell quietly alone with the spiritual and the intelligent – herein lie the techniques of Tao of the ancients.
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The sage has the sun and moon by his side and the universe under his arm. He blends everything into a harmonious whole. . . . He blends the disparities of ten thousand years into one complete purity. All things are blended like this and mutually involve each other.
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Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.
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Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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He 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.
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