358 Quotes by Zhuangzi

Those who realize their folly are not true fools.

All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and rotten The foul and rotten may come to be transformed into what is rare and valuable, and the rare and valuable into what is foul and rotten.

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious.

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

Men cannot see their reflection in running water, / but only in still water. Only that which is itself still / can still the seekers of stillness . . . If water derives / lucidity from stillness, how much more the / faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being / in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe.

Forget the years, forget distinction. Leap into the boundless and make it your home.

Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home.