Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.
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.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.
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When people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is known as ignorance.
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You cannot speak of ocean to a well-frog, the creature of a narrower sphere. You cannot speak of ice to a summer insect, the creature of a season.
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The little child learns to speak, though it has no learned teachers – because it lives with those who know how to speak.
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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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The right way to go easy is to forget the right way.
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When you are identified with the One, all things will be complete to you.
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
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During our dreams we do not know we are dreaming. We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Only on waking do we know it was a dream. Only after the great awakening will we realize that this is the great dream.
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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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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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Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.
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The knowledge of the ancients reached the highest point-the time before anything existed. This is the highest point. It is exhaustive. There is no adding to it.
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And 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?
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