We possess our body by chance and we are already pleased with it. If our physical bodies went through ten thousand transformations without end, how incomparable would this joy be! Therefore the sage roams freely in the realm in which nothing can escape, but all endures.
ZHUANGZITo be constant is to be useful. To be useful is to realize one’s true nature. Realization of one’s true nature is happiness. When one reaches happiness, one is close to perfection.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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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?
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The true man breathes with his heels.
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The little child learns to speak, though it has no learned teachers – because it lives with those who know how to speak.
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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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Running around accusing others is not as good as laughing. And enjoying a good laugh is not as good as going along with things.
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Horses 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.
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Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.
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Let your mind wander in the pure and simple. Be one with the infinite. Let all things take their course.
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The sage has the sun and moon by his side and the universe under his arm. He blends everything into a harmonious whole. . . . He blends the disparities of ten thousand years into one complete purity. All things are blended like this and mutually involve each other.
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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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Breathing control gives man strength, vitality, inspiration, and magic powers.
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Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
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The ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.
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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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When I talk about having good hearing, I don’t mean just listening, but listening to yourself. When I talk about good eyesight, I don’t mean just looking, but looking at yourself.
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