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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 up the thought…
- Once Chuang Chou dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know…
- But you now, you wear your soul on your sleeve, exhausting your energy, propping yourself up on a tree, mumbling, or bent over your desk,…
- 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…
- The saying goes, 'The sage rests, truly rests and is at ease.' This manifests itself in calmness and detachment, so that worries and distress cannot…
- People live their lives, constantly surrounded by anxiety. if they live long before dying, they end up in senility, worn out by concerns: a terrible…
- If we look on heaven and earth as a single crucible, and on the creator as the founder, would there be any place I could…
- Horses have hoofs to carry them over frost and snow; hair, to protect them from wind and cold. They eat grass and drink water, and…
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