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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.

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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?

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

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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.

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Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.

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

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

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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

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

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

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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