And how do I know that the hate of death is not like a man who has lost his home when young and does not know where his home is to return to?
ZHUANGZIAll the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.
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The ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.
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Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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Let everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied.
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If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.
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Heaven is in everything: follow the light, hide in the cloudiness and begin in what is. Do this and your understanding will be like not understanding and your wisdom will be like not being wise. By not being wise you will become wise later.
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Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens.
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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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The one-legged creature is envious of the millipede; the millipede is envious of the snake; the snake is envious of the wind; the wind is envious of the eye; the eye is envious of the heart.
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There may be difficulty at the moment, but I will not lose the Virtue that I possess. It is when the ice and snow are on them that we see the strength of the cypress and the pine. I am grateful for this trouble around me, because it gives me an opportunity to realize how fortunate I am.
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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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Breathing control gives man strength, vitality, inspiration, and magic powers.
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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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If one is true to one’s inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?
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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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