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

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

Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education.
Zhuangzi

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

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

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

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

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