Clear Quotes by Zhuangzi

11 Clear quotes by Zhuangzi

Zhuangzi’s paradoxical musings still manage a clear insight, inviting readers to see beyond illusion. This short selection captures his playful yet precise philosophical tone.

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The men of old breathed clear down to their heels.

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If the Way is made clear, it is not the Way.

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Those who follow the Tao are of clear mind. They do not load their mind with anxieties and are flexible in their…

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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 eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to…

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Water becomes clear and transparent when in a quiescent stage. How much the more wonderful will be the mind of a sage…

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Heaven cannot but be high. Earth cannot but be broad. The sun and moon cannot but revolve. All creation cannot but flourish.…

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As regards the quietude of the sage, he is not quiet because quietness is said to be good. He is quiet because…

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Tao is obscured when men understand only one pair of opposites, or concentrate only on a partial aspect of being. Then clear…

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In a river mist, if another boat knocks against yours, you might yell at the other fellow to stay clear. But if…

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If a man is crossing the river and an empty boat collides with his skiff, even though he is a bad tempered…

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Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.

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Easy is right. Begin right and you are easy. Continue easy and you are right. The right way to go easy is to forget…

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Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a…

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Everything has what is innate,everything has what is necessary.

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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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Standards are different for all things, so the standard set by man is by no means the only 'certain' standard. If you mistake what…

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