Fish live in water. Men die in it. Nature is diverse, and not all tastes are the same.
ZHUANGZIA frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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There is danger for the eye in seeing too clearly, danger for the ear in hearing too sharply and danger to the heart from caring too greatly.
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The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
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When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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Each one’s destiny cannot be altered.
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Never admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it.
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The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.
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The eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its own capacity.
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Tao is the source of both fullness and emptiness. But it is itself neither fullness nor emptiness.
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To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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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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Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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