A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
ZHUANGZIThose who realise their folly are not true fools.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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The World is Large – Its beauty indescrible.
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Life is finite, While knowledge is infinite.
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True men” are strong willed, have dignity in their demeanor, serenity in their expression. They are cool like autumn, warm like spring. Their passions arise like the four seasons, in harmony with the ten thousand creatures, and no one knows their limits.
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The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.
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When there is no more separation between ‘this’ and ‘that,’ it is called the still-point of the Tao. At the still point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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The men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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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.
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Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.
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Breathing control gives man strength, vitality, inspiration, and magic powers.
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True depth of understanding is wide and steady, Shallow understanding is lazy and wandering, Words of wisdom are precise and clear.
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The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all.
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Where can I find a man who has forgotten words, so I can have a few words with him?
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