Death Quotes by Zhuangzi

14 Death quotes by Zhuangzi

Zhuangzi’s paradoxical style shines in these fourteen lines, inviting readers to rethink death through a Daoist lens of fluidity and acceptance.

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Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end.

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The creature born is the creature dying.

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The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and…

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...the ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.

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Birth is not a beginning; death is not an end. There is existence without limitation; there is continuity without a starting point.

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Who knows when the end is reached? Death may be the beginning of life. How do I know that love of life…

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How do I know that loving life is not a delusion? How do I know that in hating death I am not…

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Compare birth with death, compare death with life; compare what is possible with what is not possible and compare what is not…

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I was given life because it was my time, and now I take leave of it according to the same law. Content…

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People live their lives, constantly surrounded by anxiety. if they live long before dying, they end up in senility, worn out by…

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Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, find no place in that man's breast; for to him all creation is ONE. And all things being…

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Tzu Li went to see Tzu Lai who was dying. Leaning against the door, he said, 'Great is the Creator! What will…

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Goods and possessions are no gain in his eyes. He stays far from wealth and honor. Long life is no ground for…

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How do I know that loving life is not a delusion? How do I know that in hating death I am not…

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