A path is made by walking on it.
ZHUANGZIThe greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!
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He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.
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The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and its return to its case?
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But you now, you wear your soul on your sleeve, exhausting your energy, propping yourself up on a tree, mumbling, or bent over your desk, asleep. Heaven gives you a form and you wear it out by pointless argument.
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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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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Transmit the established facts; do not transmit words of exaggeration. If you do that, you will probably come out all right.
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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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Either in conflict with others or in harmony with them, we go through life like a runaway horse, unable to stop.
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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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Those who realise their folly are not true fools.
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Can a man cling to the positive without any negative in contrast to which it is seen to be positive? If he claims to do so he is a rouge or a madman.
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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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A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
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The effect of life in society is to complicate and confuse our existence, making us forget who we really are by causing us to become obsessed with what we are not.
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