Zhuangzi

“Emptiness is the fasting of the mind.”

— Zhuangzi

The eyes envy the mind.

— Zhuangzi

The true man breathes with his heels.

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

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To examine oneself makes good use of sight.

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The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.

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You are still guided by your expectations.

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The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.

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All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.

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Heaven is like an egg, and the earth is like the yolk of the egg.

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When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.

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“The petty thief is imprisoned but the big thief becomes a feudal lord.”

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

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The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.

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The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.

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Why don’t you try wandering with me to the Palace of Not-Even-Anything

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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…

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Tao is the source of both fullness and emptiness. But it is itself neither fullness nor emptiness.

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Once I dreamed I was a butterfly, and now I no longer know whether I am Chuang Tzu, who dreamed I was…

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Human life is limited, but knowledge is limitless. To drive the limited in pursuit of the limitless is fatal; and to presume…

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Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the…

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People value that part of knowledge which is known. They do not know how to avail themselves of the Unknown in order…

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He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; He who knows he is confused is not in the…

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I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.

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The Tao is in all things, in their divisions and their fullness. What I dislike about divisions is that they multiply, and…

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Calculate what man knows and it cannot compare to what he doesn't know. Calculate the time he is alive and it cannot…

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Right is not right; so is not so. If right were really right it would differ so clearly from not right that…

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We possess our body by chance and we are already pleased with it. If our physical bodies went through ten thousand transformations…

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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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'I shall have heaven and earth for my coffin and its shell; the sun and moon for my two round symbols of…

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To regard the fundamental as the essence, to regard things as coarse, to regard accumulation as deficiency, and to dwell quietly alone…

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If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose,…

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All that is limited by form, semblance, sound, color is called object. Among them all, man alone is more than an object.…

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If the Tao could be served up, everyone would serve it up to their lords. If the Tao could be offered, there…

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“Therefore the Way that is sagely within and kingly without has fallen into darkness and is no longer clearly perceived, has become…

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“Rest in inaction, and the world will be reformed of itself; Forget your body and spit forth intelligence. Ignore all differences and…

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Those that think that wealth is the proper thing for them cannot give up their revenues; those that seek distinction cannot give…

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He who dreams ... does not know he is dreaming... . Only when he awakens does he know he has dreamt. But…

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“In an age of Perfect Virtue, the worthy are not honored; the talented are not employed. Rulers are like the high branches…

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If you want to nourish a bird, you should let it live any way it chooses. Creatures differ because they have different…

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