The little child learns to speak, though it has no learned teachers – because it lives with those who know how to speak.
ZHUANGZIHorses have hoofs to carry them over frost and snow; hair, to protect them from wind and cold. They eat grass and drink water, and fling up their heels. Such is the real nature of horses.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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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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Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly.
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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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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.
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To exercise no-thought and rest in nothing is the first step toward resting in Tao. To start from nowhere and follow no road is the first step toward attaining Tao.
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Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
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To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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The true man breathes with his heels.
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Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.
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Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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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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The ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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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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