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Zhuangzi [-369--286] Chinese

Rank: 101
Philosopher, Book by Zhuang Zhou

The Zhuangzi is an ancient Chinese text from the late Warring States period which contains stories and anecdotes that exemplify the carefree nature of the ideal Daoist sage.

Dreams, Happiness, Knowledge, Brainy, Education, Great, Life, Men, Music, Wisdom

Quote	Tags	Rank
We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.	Brainy	101
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.		102
Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.	Happiness	103
I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.	Happiness	104
Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.	Education	105
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.	Life	106
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.	Knowledge	107
Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.	Knowledge, Men	108
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?	Dreams	109
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.	Great, Wisdom	110
I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.	Dreams	111
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.		112
Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature.	Music	113
Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can have a word with him?		114
Those who realize their folly are not true fools.		115

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