A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.
ZHUANGZIGood order results spontaneously when things are let alone.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.
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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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Everything has what is innate,everything has what is necessary.
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Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!
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The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.
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Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
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Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly.
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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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Fish live in water. Men die in it. Nature is diverse, and not all tastes are the same.
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The men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
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When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.
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When affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments.
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Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.
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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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