Zhuangzi Quotes

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
Zhuangzi

Happiness, Striving, Absence

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.
Zhuangzi

Dreams, Whether, Dreaming

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.
Zhuangzi

Away, Point, Opinions

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.
Zhuangzi

Beautiful, May, Ugly

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?
Zhuangzi

Around, Sky, Wonder

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

Knowledge, Off, Within

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

Life, Earth, Returns

Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can have a word with him?
Zhuangzi

Words, Him, Find

Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
Zhuangzi

Mind, May, Happen

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious.
Zhuangzi

Great, Wisdom, Petty

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

Men, Knowledge, Honor

Those who realize their folly are not true fools.
Zhuangzi

True, Realize, Fools

Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education.
Zhuangzi

Education, Punishment, Rewards

I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.
Zhuangzi

Through, Joy, Same

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.
Zhuangzi

Music, Nature, Mind

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Philosopher

Born: 369 BC

Died: 286 BC

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