358 Quotes by Zhuangzi

The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.

Standards are different for all things, so the standard set by man is by no means the only 'certain' standard. If you mistake what is relative for something certain, you have strayed far from the ultimate truth.

Perfect happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.

Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.

To examine oneself makes good use of sight.

The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.

The hundred parts of the body are all complete in their places. Which should one prefer? Do you like them all equally? Are they all servants? Are they unable to control one another and need a ruler? Or do they become rulers and servants in turn? Is there any true ruler other than themselves?

To have attained to the human form is a source of joy... What an incomparable bliss it is to undergo these countless transitions.

A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.