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 world. 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 forgotten may men 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 empathy ears mind All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility. Zhuangzi futility useful-things men 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 confused differences skills Great understanding is broad and unhurried; little understanding is cramped and busy Zhuangzi understanding busy littles 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 fate heaven fall Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is. Zhuangzi understanding doe men 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 creativity men mean Am I a human dreaming I am a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming I am a human? Zhuangzi butterfly humans dream 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 taoism may men 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 compare birth Heaven is like an egg, and the earth is like the yolk of the egg. Zhuangzi eggs earth heaven ...the ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body. Zhuangzi unity life-and-death body 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 butterfly dream love 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 real dream memories Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality! Zhuangzi fool deception reality 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-am dreams man sky Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. Zhuangzi striving absence happiness Those who realize their folly are not true fools. Zhuangzi fools realize true who For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions. Zhuangzi wise-man man space wise looks
