For all people strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit what they do not excel in, while none strive to discredit what they do excel in. This is why there is chaos.
ZHUANGZIOnly fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!
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To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.
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The knowledge of the ancients reached the highest point-the time before anything existed. This is the highest point. It is exhaustive. There is no adding to it.
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Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.
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Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
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To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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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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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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The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.
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A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
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Life is finite, While knowledge is infinite.
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If one is true to one’s inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?
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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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Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
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