The space under the sky is occupied by all things in their unity.
ZHUANGZIThe men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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One whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will see him as just a man. Someone who has reached this point will begin to be consistent.
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Those who follow the Tao are of clear mind. They do not load their mind with anxieties and are flexible in their adjustment to external conditions.
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Let your mind wander in simplicity, blend your spirit with the vastness, follow along with things the way they are, and make no room for personal views-then the world will be governed.
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He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.
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The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.
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Look at this window: it is nothing but a hole in the wall, but because of it the whole room is full of light. So when the faculties are empty, the heart is full of light.
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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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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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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 World is Large – Its beauty indescrible.
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Human life is limited, but knowledge is limitless. To drive the limited in pursuit of the limitless is fatal; and to presume that one really knows is fatal indeed!
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The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.
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Being is thoughtless-beyond and beneath all categories of thought. Expression is the realization of creative thought. Being is still; expression, moving. But then if I do not strive, who will?
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