Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi
confused confusion confusing
He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.
respect men sight
The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
promise mind victory
Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
men rivers lakes
The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.
teacher children littles
The little child learns to speak, though it has no learned teachers - because it lives with those who know how to speak.
wisdom fun stupid
The birth of a man is the birth of his sorrow. The longer he lives, the more stupid he becomes, because his anxiety to avoid unavoidable death becomes more and more acute. What bitterness! He lives for what is always out of reach! His thirst for survival in the future makes him incapable of living in the present.
light confusion doubt
A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
expectations stills
You are still guided by your expectations.
knowledge people chaos
For all people strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit what they do not excel in, while none strive to discredit what they do excel in. This is why there is chaos.
wisdom understanding lazy
True depth of understanding is wide and steady, Shallow understanding is lazy and wandering, Words of wisdom are precise and clear
wise wisdom virtue
My description of wisdom has nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, it is to do with being wise in one's own virtue, nothing more. My description of being has nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, it is that one should be led by one's innate nature, nothing more.
life nature-life knows
He who knows the activities of Nature lives according to Nature.
trying palaces wander
Why don’t you try wandering with me to the Palace of Not-Even-Anything
running laughing accusing
Running around accusing others is not as good as laughing. And enjoying a good laugh is not as good as going along with things.