The Zhuangzi

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Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:author gptkb:Zhuang_Zhou
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Ancient_China
gptkbp:famousQuote “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
“He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.”
“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.”
“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”
“The wise man is one who knows how to be free.”
“The wise man is one who knows how to be content.”
“The wise are not learned, the learned are not wise.”
“The wise man is one who knows how to be true to himself.”
“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
“The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.”
“The butterfly that flits about in the sky is not the same as the butterfly that flits about in the dream.”
“The wise man is one who knows how to be happy.”
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.”
“The sage is one who is not bound by conventions.”
“The sage is one who is not attached to anything.”
“The wise man is one who knows how to be at ease.”
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
“The sage is one who is not concerned with appearances.”
“The wise man is one who knows how to be at peace.”
“The sage is one who is not concerned with success or failure.”
“The perfect man uses his mind like a mirror.”
“The sage does not accumulate for himself.”
“The sage does not strive.”
“To forget the whole world is to be at peace.”
“The sage is one who is not attached to outcomes.”
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
“The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.”
“The_Dao_that_can_be_told_is_not_the_eternal_Dao.”
“The_Dao_is_the_source_of_all_things.”
“The_Dao_is_the_way_of_nature.”
“The_Dao_is_the_way_of_the_enlightened.”
“The_Dao_is_the_way_of_the_natural.”},{
“The_Dao_is_the_way_of_the_sage.”
“The_Dao_is_the_way_of_the_universe.”
“The_Dao_is_the_way_of_the_wise.”
gptkbp:genre Philosophy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Warring_States_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Zhuangzi
gptkbp:influence Buddhism
Daoism
Chinese_literature
gptkbp:notableFeature The joy of being
The relativity of concepts
Wu_wei
Zhuangzi's_butterfly_dream
gptkbp:publishedIn Chinese
gptkbp:team Daoism
gptkbp:theme Spontaneity
Nature of reality
Relativity of things
gptkbp:translatedInto English
French
German