358 Quotes by Zhuangzi

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

An archer competing for a clay vessel shoots effortlessly, his or her skill and concentration unimpeded. If the prize is changed to a brass ornament, the hands begin to shake. If it is changed to gold, he or she squints as if going blind. The abilities do not deteriorate, but belief in them does, as he or she allows the supposed value of an external reward to cloud the vision.

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.

Luck implies an absolute absence of any principle.

When the heart is right, "for" and "against" are forgotten.

Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!

Life is finite, While knowledge is infinite.

When people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is known as ignorance.

When you're dreaming, you don't know it's a dream. You might even interpret a dream in your dream - and then wake up and realize it was all a dream. Perhaps a great awakening will reveal this to be a dream as well.