Author: Zhuangzi

Quotes

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

- Zhuangzi

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

- Zhuangzi

I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?

I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?

- Zhuangzi

Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.

Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.

- Zhuangzi

Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.

Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.

- Zhuangzi

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 a man.

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 a man.

- Zhuangzi

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

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

- Zhuangzi

Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.

Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.

- Zhuangzi

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.

- Zhuangzi

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