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Great Quotes by Zhuangzi
- Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.
- During our dreams we do not know we are dreaming. We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Only on waking do we know it…
- Tzu Li went to see Tzu Lai who was dying. Leaning against the door, he said, 'Great is the Creator! What will he make of…
- The hidden so-called scholars of old did not hide themselves and refuse to be seen. They did not close the door on their words and…
- Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
- Therefore, the truly great man, although he does not injure others, does not credit himself with charity and mercy (these are natural to him). He…
- A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
- The mind remains undetermined in the great Void. Here the highest knowledge is unbounded. That which gives things their thusness cannot be delimited by things.…
- Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
- Although things seem to be sometimes going up and sometimes descending, sometimes slipping away, nevertheless there is a reality, the same today as in the…
- Thus, those who say they would have right without its correlate, wrong; or good government without its correlate, misrule, do not apprehend the great principles…
- He who dreams ... does not know he is dreaming... . Only when he awakens does he know he has dreamt. But there is also…
- Great understanding is broad and unhurried; little understanding is cramped and busy
- A man who knows he is a fool is not a great fool.
- Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious.
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