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- The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is quiet because he…
- I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am…
- The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole…
- Those that think that wealth is the proper thing for them cannot give up their revenues; those that seek distinction cannot give up the thought…
- The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the…
- Heaven does nothing: its non-doing is its serenity. Earth does nothing: its non-doing is its rest. From the union of these two non-doings All actions…
- The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.
- All that is limited by form, semblance, sound, color is called object. Among them all, man alone is more than an object. Though, like objects,…
- The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
- The true man breathes with his heels.
- Love of colors bewilders the eye and it fails to see right. Love of harmonies bewitches the ear, and it loses its true hearing. Love…
- When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten. When the belt fits, the belly is forgotten. When the heart is right, "for" and "against" are…
- Never admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it
- Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only…
- The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught the trap is forgotten. The purpose of a rabbit…
- Where is that man who has forgotten words that I may have a word with him?
- And how do I know that the hate of death is not like a man who has lost his home when young and does not…
- Men of the world who value the Way all turn to books. But books are nothing more than words. Words have value; what is of…
- Yet the stupid believe they are awake, busily and brightly assuming they understand things, calling this man ruler, that one herdsman – how dense! Confucius…
- Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
- All the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.
- Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.
- Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
- The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
- 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…
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- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle