A path is made by walking on it. Zhuangzi More Quotes by Zhuangzi More Quotes From Zhuangzi Where is that man who has forgotten words that I may have a word with him? Zhuangzi forgottenmaymen Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a direct grasp of what is right there before you that can never be heard with the ear or understood with the mind. Zhuangzi empathyearsmind All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility. Zhuangzi futilityuseful-thingsmen In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skil. Zhuangzi confuseddifferencesskills Great understanding is broad and unhurried; little understanding is cramped and busy Zhuangzi understandingbusylittles 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 not go? When it is time, I will fall asleep, and when the right time comes, I will wake up again. Zhuangzi fateheavenfall Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is. Zhuangzi understandingdoemen The bait is the means to get the fish where you want it, catch the fish and you forget the bait. The snare is the means to get the rabbit where you want it, catch the rabbit and forget the snare. Words are the means to get the idea where you want it, catch on to the idea and you forget about the words. Where shall I find a man who forgets about words, and have a word with him? Zhuangzi creativitymenmean Am I a human dreaming I am a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming I am a human? Zhuangzi butterflyhumansdream Man may rest in the eternal fitness; he may abide in the everlasting; and roam from the beginning to the end of all creation. He may bring his nature to a condition of ONE, he may nourish his strength; he may harmonise his virtue, and so put himself into partnership with God. Zhuangzi taoismmaymen Compare birth with death, compare death with life; compare what is possible with what is not possible and compare what is not possible with what is possible; because there is, there is not, and because there is not, there is. Zhuangzi comparebirth Heaven is like an egg, and the earth is like the yolk of the egg. Zhuangzi eggsearthheaven ...the ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body. Zhuangzi unitylife-and-deathbody Once I dreamed I was a butterfly, and now I no longer know whether I am Chuang Tzu, who dreamed I was a butterfly, or whether I am a butterfly dreaming that I am Chuang Tzu. Zhuangzi butterflydreamlove My most interesting memory is of my first real dream. I was a caterpillar, wriggling around in the earth, just the way a caterpillar would. Following my caterpillar whims, completely unaware of anyone. Zhuangzi realdreammemories Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality! Zhuangzi fooldeceptionreality 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 i-amdreamsmansky Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. Zhuangzi strivingabsencehappiness Those who realize their folly are not true fools. Zhuangzi foolsrealizetruewho For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions. Zhuangzi wise-manmanspacewiselooks
