Zhuang Zhou

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.

Zhuang Zhou

Let your mind wander in the pure and simple. Be one with the infinite. Let all things take their course.

Zhuang Zhou

Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.

Zhuang Zhou

Listening stops with the ears, the mind stops with recognition, but spirit is empty and waits on all things.

Zhuang Zhou

Men all pay homage to what understanding understands, but no one understands enough to rely upon what understanding does not understand and thereby come to understand.

Zhuang Zhou

Moreover, I have heard that those who are fond of praising men to their faces are also fond of damning them behind their backs.

Zhuang Zhou

Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?

Zhuang Zhou

Running around accusing others is not as good as laughing. And enjoying a good laugh is not as good as going along with things.

Zhuang Zhou

Silence, and non action are the root of all things.

Zhuang Zhou

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

Zhuang Zhou