--- title: "15 Doe Quotes By Zhuangzi" description: "15 Doe quotes by Zhuangzi. Plus more from Zhuangzi and more Doe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/zhuangzi-1341_doe_the-perfect-man-uses-his-mind-as-a-mirro_3036895.jpg" --- > [The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/the-perfect-man-uses-his-mind-as-a-mirror-it-grasps-nothing-it/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/zhuangzi-1341_doe_the-perfect-man-uses-his-mind-as-a-mirro_3036895.jpg) > [Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/verily-god-does-not-reward-man-for-what-he-does-but-for-what-he-is/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/zhuangzi-1341_doe_verily-god-does-not-reward-man-for-what_3053524.jpg) > [Heaven does without doing through its purity, Earth does without doing through its calmness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/heaven-does-without-doing-through-its-purity-earth-does-without-doing/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/zhuangzi-1341_calmness_heaven-does-without-doing-through-its-pu_1786667.jpg) > [That knowledge which stops at what it does not know, is the highest knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/that-knowledge-which-stops-at-what-it-does-not-know-is-the-highest/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/zhuangzi-1341_doe_that-knowledge-which-stops-at-what-it-do_1760429.jpg) > [Let everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/let-everything-be-allowed-to-do-what-it-naturally-does-so-that-its/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed1/zhuangzi-1341_doe_let-everything-be-allowed-to-do-what-it_3129462.jpg) > [Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/understanding-that-rests-in-what-it-does-not-understand-is-the-finest/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09f/zhuangzi-1341_doe_understanding-that-rests-in-what-it-does_1928027.jpg) > [He who does his work like a machine grows a heart like a machine and he who carries the heart of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/he-who-does-his-work-like-a-machine-grows-a-heart-like-a-machine-and/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/zhuangzi-1341_breasts_he-who-does-his-work-like-a-machine-grow_1055986.jpg) > [The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/the-non-action-of-the-wise-man-is-not-inaction-it-is-not-studied-it/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/zhuangzi-1341_action_the-non-action-of-the-wise-man-is-not-in_2552802.jpg) > [Therefore, the truly great man, although he does not injure others, does not credit himself with charity and mercy (these are natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/therefore-the-truly-great-man-although-he-does-not-injure-others-does/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/zhuangzi-1341_causes_therefore-the-truly-great-man-although-h_1504149.jpg) > [Heaven does nothing: its non-doing is its serenity. Earth does nothing: its non-doing is its rest. From the union of these two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/heaven-does-nothing-its-non-doing-is-its-serenity-earth-does-nothing/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/zhuangzi-1341_action_heaven-does-nothing-its-non-doing-is-its_2556159.jpg) > [Although things seem to be sometimes going up and sometimes descending, sometimes slipping away, nevertheless there is a reality, the same today…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/although-things-seem-to-be-sometimes-going-up-and-sometimes/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/zhuangzi-1341_asks_although-things-seem-to-be-sometimes-goi_2781617.jpg) > [An archer competing for a clay vessel shoots effortlessly, his or her skill and concentration unimpeded. If the prize is changed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/an-archer-competing-for-a-clay-vessel-shoots-effortlessly-his-or-her/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/796/zhuangzi-1341_ability_an-archer-competing-for-a-clay-vessel-sh_2914572.jpg) > [When I look at what the world does and where people nowadays believe they can find happiness, I am not sure that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/when-i-look-at-what-the-world-does-and-where-people-nowadays-believe/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/zhuangzi-1341_believe_when-i-look-at-what-the-world-does-and-w_3213720.jpg) > [He who dreams ... does not know he is dreaming... . Only when he awakens does he know he has dreamt. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/he-who-dreams-does-not-know-he-is-dreaming-only-when-he-awakens-does/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/zhuangzi-1341_awake_he-who-dreams-does-not-know-he-is-dreami_1296126.jpg) > [The love of a Sage for his fellows likewise finds expression amongst mankind. Were he not told sop, he would not know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/the-love-of-a-sage-for-his-fellows-likewise-finds-expression-amongst/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/zhuangzi-1341_cease_the-love-of-a-sage-for-his-fellows-likew_468923.jpg) ## Other authors on Doe ## More by Zhuangzi > [Sorrow and happiness are the heresies of virtue; joy and anger lead astray from TAO; love and hate cause loss of virtue. The heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/sorrow-and-happiness-are-the-heresies-of-virtue-joy-and-anger-lead/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/the-enlightened-attention-rejects-nothing-nor-welcomes-anything-like/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [If a man is crossing the river and an empty boat collides with his skiff, even though he is a bad tempered man he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-a-man-is-crossing-the-river-and-an-empty-boat-collides-with-his/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Calculate what man knows and it cannot compare to what he doesn't know. Calculate the time he is alive and it cannot compare to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/calculate-what-man-knows-and-it-cannot-compare-to-what-he-doesn-t/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Heaven cannot but be high. Earth cannot but be broad. The sun and moon cannot but revolve. All creation cannot but flourish. To do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/heaven-cannot-but-be-high-earth-cannot-but-be-broad-the-sun-and-moon/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [If you wish to care for your body, first of all take care of material things, though even when you have all the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-you-wish-to-care-for-your-body-first-of-all-take-care-of-material/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [As regards the quietude of the sage, he is not quiet because quietness is said to be good. He is quiet because the multitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/as-regards-the-quietude-of-the-sage-he-is-not-quiet-because-quietness/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/all-existing-things-are-really-one-we-regard-those-that-are-beautiful/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Now, when ordinary people attempt to find happiness, I am not sure whether the happiness is really happiness or not. I study what ordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/now-when-ordinary-people-attempt-to-find-happiness-i-am-not-sure/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/words-exist-because-of-meaning-once-you-ve-gotten-the-meaning-you-can/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Easy is right. Begin right and you are easy. Continue easy and you are right. The right way to go easy is to forget…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/easy-is-right-begin-right-and-you-are-easy-continue-easy-and-you-are/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/hence-it-demands-the-emptiness-of-all-the-faculties-and-when-the/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Everything has what is innate,everything has what is necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/everything-has-what-is-innate-everything-has-what-is-necessary/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Where can I find a man who has forgotten words, so I can have a few words with him?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/where-can-i-find-a-man-who-has-forgotten-words-so-i-can-have-a-few/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Standards are different for all things, so the standard set by man is by no means the only 'certain' standard. If you mistake what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/standards-are-different-for-all-things-so-the-standard-set-by-man-is/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/zhuangzi/#itemlist", "name": "15 Doe Quotes By Zhuangzi", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. 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It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is quiet because he is not moved, not because he wills to be quiet. . . . Joy does all things without concern. For emptiness, stillness, tranquillity, tastelessness, silence, and non-action are the root of all things.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhuangzi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/the-non-action-of-the-wise-man-is-not-inaction-it-is-not-studied-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/zhuangzi-1341_action_the-non-action-of-the-wise-man-is-not-in_2552802.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/zhuangzi-1341_action_the-non-action-of-the-wise-man-is-not-in_2552802.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/zhuangzi-1341_action_the-non-action-of-the-wise-man-is-not-in_2552802.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. 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Earth does nothing: its non-doing is its rest. From the union of these two non-doings All actions proceed. All things are made. How vast, how invisible This coming-to-be! All things come from nowhere! How vast, how invisible No way to explain it! All beings in their perfection Are born of non-doing. Hence it is said: Heaven and earth do nothing Yet there is nothing they do not do. 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Only when he awakens does he know he has dreamt. But there is also the great awakening (ta-chiao), and then we see that [everything] here is nothing but a great dream. Of course, the fools believe that they are already awake-what foolishness! Confucius and you, both of you, are dreams; and I, who tell you this, am also a dream.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhuangzi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/he-who-dreams-does-not-know-he-is-dreaming-only-when-he-awakens-does/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/zhuangzi-1341_awake_he-who-dreams-does-not-know-he-is-dreami_1296126.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/zhuangzi-1341_awake_he-who-dreams-does-not-know-he-is-dreami_1296126.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/zhuangzi-1341_awake_he-who-dreams-does-not-know-he-is-dreami_1296126.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He who dreams ... does not know he is dreaming... . 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