The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.
ZHUANGZIStudy 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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Good order results spontaneously when things are let alone.
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For we can only know that we know nothing, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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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 true man breathes with his heels.
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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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I am going to try speaking some reckless words, and I want you to try to listen recklessly.
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To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.
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The sound of water says what I think.
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Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.
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Running around accusing others is not as good as laughing. And enjoying a good laugh is not as good as going along with things.
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All men know the use of the useful, but nobody knows the use of the useless. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so that I can have a word with him?
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All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
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The World is Large – Its beauty indescrible.
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