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 beautifulexistfoul share on social
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 awakebutterflydream Change image and share on social
Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. Zhuangzi absencehappinessstrive Change image and share on social
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. Zhuangzi cantankerouscontentiousgenerous Change image and share on social
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 butterflydreamman Change image and share on social
Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education. Zhuangzi educationformlow Change image and share on social
I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river. Zhuangzi fishjoyriver Change image and share on social
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse. Zhuangzi cherishcurseknowledge Change image and share on social
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth. Zhuangzi earthlifereturn Change image and share on social
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 autumnclingdepend Change image and share on social
