Quotes from Zhuangzi

Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.

The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and its return to its case?

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

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

Men do not mirror themselves in running water - they mirror themselves in still water. Only what is still can still the stillness of other things.

The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.

Breathing control gives man strength, vitality, inspiration, and magic powers.

The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.

Fish live in water. Men die in it.Nature is diverse, and not all tastes are the same.

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

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.

By ethical argument and moral principle the greatest crimes are eventually shown to have been necessary, and, in fact, a signal benefit to mankind.

Birth is not a beginning; death is not an end. There is existence without limitation; there is continuity without a starting point.

Each one's destiny cannot be altered.

Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.