Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. Zhuangzi cantankerouscontentiousgenerous Change image and 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
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
Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education. Zhuangzi educationformlow Change image and share on social
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 affectceremonycharity 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
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
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
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth. Zhuangzi earthlifereturn Change image and share on social
