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Nine classic quotations from Zhuangzi

Zhuangzi (approximately 369 BC - 286 BC), whose name was Zhou and whose courtesy name was Zixiu (some say Zimu), was born in Meng, a state of Song Dynasty (now Mengcheng County, Anhui Province) during the Warring States Period. Thinker, philosopher, and writer, he is a representative of the Taoist school, the inheritor and developer of Laozi's philosophical thoughts, and the founder of the pre-Qin Zhuangzi school.

1. "My life has a limit, but my knowledge has no limit. If I have a limit, it will be endless!"

Life is limited, but knowledge is endless. , using a limited life to pursue endless knowledge is bound to fail.

People’s need for knowledge is like their need for water, or even greater.

For a piece of land, too little water will cause thirst, and too much water will cause disaster.

Therefore, the same is true for the pursuit of knowledge. Don’t go too far, but just the right amount.

2. "The gap between heaven and earth in life is like a white horse passing by a small gap."

Human beings living between heaven and earth are like a white horse running across a small gap. , passed in the blink of an eye.

I often used this sentence when I was writing essays when I was a child. At that time, I couldn’t understand what it meant. When I think about it when I grow up, I understand what “a fleeting moment has passed”.

Time flies and life is short, so we must know how to cherish and cherish, cherish our family, cherish our friends, and cherish ourselves!

Life is short, and there is no time to worry or care.

You have to live for yourself, others are just scenery passing by.

3. "Worldly people like others to be the same as themselves, but hate others when they are different from themselves."

Worldly people like others to agree with them and hate others who disagree. yourself; if you agree with yourself, you will like it; if you disagree with yourself, you will hate it.

People are soft and vain at heart.

When others agree with you and praise you, vanity is satisfied.

And when a different voice comes out, it feels like one's self-esteem has been trampled on.

In fact, this kind of mentality is also human nature, but we must realize that this kind of mentality may cause us to miss many opportunities for progress. After all, "loyalty may hurt the ears but helps the deeds"!

4. "There is no greater sorrow than the death of the heart, and the death of a person is the second best."

Human sorrow is spiritual numbness and dullness, and the death of the body is still second.

Some people are dead but still alive.

Some people are alive but already dead.

If a person only has a skin and no thoughts, then his wisdom will become a walking zombie.

This is sadder than death.

5. "A frog in a well cannot talk to the sea, and a summer insect cannot talk to the ice."

Don't discuss the sea with the frog in the well, because the frog in the well lives at the bottom of the well. A small space cannot understand the vastness of the sea;

Don’t talk about ice and snow with summer bugs. Bugs that only live for one season cannot appreciate the winter ice and snow.

Don’t argue with fools.

Don't argue with people who are not on the same level as this will only waste time and energy.

If you talk about poetry and poetry to someone who has not read books, not only will you feel that you are "playing the piano to a cow", but the other person will also feel that you are "not speaking human words".

6. "A dog does not regard a good barking as a good dog, and a man does not regard a good speech as a good one."

Just because a dog barks well does not mean it is a good dog; If a person is eloquent, he is considered a wise man.

Whether you are judging whether a person is reliable in life or whether a person is talented at work, it cannot be based on whether he can speak well. People who talk too much may not necessarily be talented or virtuous. The key to judging people is to look at them. Whether his behavior is consistent with his words and deeds.

In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", after Zhuge Liang beheaded Ma Su who had lost the street pavilion, he remembered Liu Bei's comment about Ma Su before his death, saying, "Exaggeration is of no use," and he regretted it.

7. "Those who are fond of praising others are also fond of slandering others behind their backs."

A person who likes to flatter others in person will also like to slander others behind their backs.

We often meet a kind of person in life. Every time we meet, he always puts on a smiling face to welcome others, and can praise you to the sky in front of you.

Pay special attention to this kind of person, because he may be the one stabbing you in the back.

8. "If you plan things without a plan, you will be trapped; if you are unprepared, you will be in vain."

If you plan things without a plan, you will be trapped by things; if you do things without preparation, you will definitely fail. .

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. If you are unprepared for the opportunity, you are destined to be unable to seize the miracle.

On the way to the conquest, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang saw the people's tragic experience and the people's hatred of Tyrannical Qin. They seized the opportunity to raise an uprising and gained the support of the people, thereby overthrowing Tyrant Qin's rule. .

Only when you are well prepared can you have a chance of victory.

If you don’t accumulate steps, you can’t reach a thousand miles; if you don’t accumulate small streams, you can’t reach a river or sea.

9. "If you are not sincere, you cannot impress others."

If you are not sincere, you cannot impress others.

"Sincerity leads to gold and stone." If you want to convince others or move others, you can only express your most sincere feelings.

In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times in order to invite Zhuge Liang to come out. It was his attitude of visiting the thatched cottage three times that made Zhuge Liang see his sincerity and helped him make a grand blueprint for unifying the country.

If you treat people sincerely, others will naturally treat you sincerely. Only those who are sincere and have sincere feelings will have a better chance of impressing others. A complete collection of Zhuangzi's classic quotations

1. My life also has a limit, but my knowledge has no limit. If I have a limit, I will follow the limitless, and I will die!

2. The clever person is tired, the wise person is worried, and the incompetent person has no limit. What I want is to eat well and travel, like a boat without ties.

3. The perfect person has no self, the god has no merit, and the saint has no name.

4. The gap between heaven and earth in life is as sudden as the passing of a white horse.

5. The beauty of heaven and earth is not mentioned, the laws of the four seasons are clear but not discussed, and the principles of all things are not explained.

6. Being quiet means being quiet, being quiet means being bright, being bright means being empty, and being empty means doing nothing and doing nothing.

7. Husbands and wives accept each other and abandon each other. Moreover, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. A gentleman is indifferent to intimacy, but a villain is willing to give up.

8. When the destiny of the time is great and it spreads all over the world, it will return to nothing; if it is not the destiny of the time and the world is destitute, then it is deeply rooted and peaceful. This is the way to survive.

9. If you hear it, you will forgive the world; if you don’t hear it, you will rule the world.

10. Simple and unparalleled in beauty.

11. The great beauty of heaven and earth is not mentioned, the laws of the four seasons are clear but not discussed, and the principles of all things are not explained. A saint understands the beauty of heaven and earth and realizes the principles of all things.

12. A mortal's heart is in danger of mountains and rivers, and it is difficult to know the sky.

13. Work when the sun rises, rest when the sun sets, feel free between heaven and earth, and feel content.

14. Do not live a happy life, do not mourn the death, do not be prosperous, do not be ugly and poor, do not regard the interests of one life for personal gain, do not regard the rule of the world as one's own. Show it clearly. All things are in one house, life and death are the same.

15. The phoenixes are like phoenixes, how can their virtues decline? The next life cannot be waited for, and the past life cannot be pursued. If there is a way in the world, a saint will be born; if there is no way in the world, a saint will not be born.

16. Those who praise others with good reputation are also good at betraying them.

17. There is no greater sorrow than the death of the heart, and the death of a person is also the second most.

18. I use the heaven and the earth as a coffin, the sun and the moon as a jade, the stars as pearls, and all things as a gift. Aren’t my burial utensils prepared for evil?

19. Those who are clever work hard but those who know are worried, and those who are incompetent have nothing to ask for. Traveling when you are full is like a boat without a tie, and you are traveling when you are empty.

20. Husband’s big piece carries me with shape, helps me with life, leaves me with old age, and rests with me in death. Therefore, those who live well will die well.

21. Enjoy their food, enjoy their clothes, be happy with their customs, and live in peace. Neighbors look at each other, hear the sounds of chickens and dogs, and the people do not interact with each other until they grow old and die.

22. Therefore, it is said that a man is tranquil, lonely, and inactive. This is the peace of heaven and earth, and the quality of morality.

23. Everyone values ??profit, honest people value reputation, wise people value ambition, and saints value essence.

24. Those who lose themselves in things and lose their nature in the world are called inverted people.

25. Skull said: "After death, there will be no king above and no ministers below; there will be no events in the four seasons. Therefore, the heaven and earth are regarded as the spring and autumn. Even if the king is enjoying the south, he cannot pass by."

26. The reason why Tsuen is in the fish, he gets the fish and forgets the Tsuen; the reason why the hoof is in the rabbit, he gets the rabbit and forgets the hoof; the speaker is so concerned about it, but he is so proud that he forgets to speak. I am able to talk to someone who has forgotten what I have said!

27. The body is above the rivers and seas, and the heart is under the Wei Palace, so I am silently contemplating, thinking for thousands of years, quietly moving my face, and seeing thousands of miles away. .

28. A well frog cannot talk to the sea, and a summer insect cannot talk to the ice.

29. Follow the same kind and respond with the same voice, which is the natural principle.

30. Eat less to nourish your stomach, and read more to nourish your courage.

31. Forgetting the liver and gallbladder, leaving behind the ears and eyes, wandering beyond the dust and dirt, carefree as if there is nothing to do, this is called doing without relying on it, growing without killing.

32. If you plan without a master, you will be trapped, and if you are not prepared, you will be in vain.

33. The truth is the most sincere. If you are not refined or sincere, you cannot move people.

34. When Peng migrates to Nanming, the water hits him for three thousand miles, surges upward for ninety thousand miles, and then rests for six months.

35. Morning bacteria don’t know Hui Shuo, and worms don’t know Spring and Autumn.

36. It is enough to praise the whole world without persuading, and not to discourage the whole world.

37. The wren nests in the deep forest, but its nest is only a branch; the rat drinks from the river, but its belly is full.

38. Although the cooks do not manage the cooks, the corpses will not go over the bottles but replace them.

39. The blind person cannot understand the reading of the article, and the deaf person cannot understand the sound of bells and drums. Is it just that the body is deaf and blind? I know it is also the case.

40. Great knowledge comes from time to time, but small knowledge comes from time to time. The big talk is Yan Yan, the small talk is Zhan Zhan.

41. A husband is too righteous, too arrogant to argue, too benevolent, too honest to be modest, and too brave to be timid. The way is clear but not true, the eloquence is not good enough, the benevolence is constant but not successful, the integrity is not trustworthy, the courage is not successful.

42. A husband’s words are not just blowing, the speaker has something to say.

43. The Tao is hidden in Xiaocheng, and the words are hidden in glory.

44. Only when you are alive can you die, only when you are dead can you be alive;

45. That is also right and wrong, and this is also right and wrong.

46. It is better to use non-refers to metaphor the non-referring than to use non-referring to refer to the non-referring; to use horses to refer to horses that are not horses is not as good as to use non-horse to refer to horses that are not horses. Heaven and earth are one finger, and all things are one horse.

47. Said: "Three in the morning and four in the evening." All the snipers were angry. He said: "But it will be four in the morning and three in the evening." All the snipers were happy.

48. There is no one in the world who is greater than Qiu Hao at the end of his life, but Taishan is small; there is no life that is as long as Shang Zi, and Peng Zu is young. Heaven and earth exist together with me, and all things are one with me.

49. Mao Qiang and Li Ji are the beauty of human beings; fish see the depth, birds see the high flying, and elk see the suddenness. Which of the four knows the true color of the world?

50. It’s just a dream, but it’s not a dream. In the dream, the dream is captured, and after waking up, the dream is known.

51. In the past, Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly, and he was a butterfly. Self-explanation is suitable for ambition and! I don't know the Zhou Dynasty. Suddenly I feel like I'm in a state of confusion. I don’t know if Zhou’s dream is Hu Die and Hu Die’s dream is Zhou and Zhou and Hu Die, then there must be a difference. This is called materialization.

52. There is a gap in the joint, but the blade is not thick. If there is a gap in the blade without thickness, there must be room for maneuvering the blade.

53. There is no immediate reputation for good deeds, and no immediate punishment for evil deeds. The predestined governor considers it a sutra, which can protect one's body, whole life, support relatives, and extend one's life.

54. When the time is right and everything is smooth, sorrow and joy cannot enter.

55. Don’t you know that your husband is a mantis? He is so angry that his arms are like ruts, but you don’t know that he is incompetent. This is the beauty of his talent.

56. The best people in ancient times put themselves first and then others. What is left to oneself has not been determined, so why bother to do what others do?

57. If you don’t listen with your ears, listen with your heart; if you don’t listen with your heart, listen with your breath.

58. It is easy to become extinct, but it is difficult to go nowhere. It is easy to fake for a human being, but hard to fake for an angel.

59. Drink ice in the morning and at night.

60. The beginning is simple, and the end is huge.

61. When the intention comes, love will die. Can you be careless?

62. Mountain trees are self-invading; fire is self-destruction. Gui is edible, so cut it down; lacquer can be used, so cut it. Everyone knows the uses of useful things, but no one knows the uses of useless things.

63. If you look at the things that are different, you will see that the liver and gallbladder are better; if you look at the things that are the same, you will see that all things are the same.

64. People should not focus on flowing water but stop water.

65. If it is clear, the dirt will not stop, but if it stops, it will be unclear. If you stay with wise people for a long time, you will have no fault.

66. When virtue is long, form is forgotten. A person does not forget what he has forgotten but forgets what he has not forgotten. This is called sincere forgetfulness.

67. Those who have deep desires have shallow secrets.

68. When the spring dries up, the fish and the fish are on the land. It is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes.

69. Small confusion can lead to easy prescription, but big confusion can lead to easy change.

70. A villain sacrifices his life for profit, a scholar sacrifices his life for fame, a great man sacrifices his life for his family, and a saint sacrifices his life for the world. Therefore, those who count their sons have different careers and different names. They sacrifice themselves for their wounded nature, which is the same.

71. The whole world is martyred. If he sacrifices his life for benevolence and righteousness, he is called a gentleman by the common people; if he sacrifices his life for wealth, he is called a villain by the common people. If he marries one person, then there will be a gentleman and a villain; if he remains alive and harms his nature, then the rogue planter will be a barbarian, and he will take the gentleman and the villain among them!

72. Therefore, the plantar is broken. A disciple asked Yu Zhi, "Does a thief have a way?" Zhi said, "What's the point of not having a way? I mistakenly think that what is hidden in the room is holy; entering first is brave; coming out later is righteous; knowing whether it is possible or not , knowing; sharing equally, benevolence. There is no one in the world who can become a great thief without preparation.

73. A good person cannot be established in the way of a saint.

74. The water is still, and then it remains. The second is stillness, the way of heaven is impermanent.

75. What if the dream is not a dream? Like a dream.

76. How can you know the happiness of a fish if you are not a fish?

77. Wei Sheng and the girl are under the beam. If the girl does not come, the water will not go away.

78. Great knowledge is idle, but small knowledge is fleeting; big words are arrogant, but small words are brilliant.

79. Look at each other and smile, never go against your heart. .

80. The wise are troubled, and the incompetent have nothing to seek.

81. It is difficult for those who work alone to achieve great things.

82. A frog in a well cannot do anything. Those who can speak to the sea are constrained by emptiness; those who are unable to speak to the ice are bound to the time; those who cannot speak to the Tao are bound to the teachings.

83. Heaven, earth and me. Coexisting, all things are one with me.

84. Everyone knows what is useful, but no one knows what is useless.

85. White jade is not destroyed, who is Guizhang.

86. There is no happiness, no reputation.

87. Use nothing to make great use.

88. Use the world for it. The bird has no escape.

89. The skin is like ice and snow, and it is as graceful as a virgin. It does not eat grains, breathes wind and drinks dew, rides on the clouds, rides on flying dragons, and swims across the sea.

90. Being empty, quiet and indifferent is the foundation of all things.

91. If you have no plans, you will be trapped.

92. Don't be against your heart, so be friends.

93. The human form, so it is with others; >

94. Oxen cannot drag the rake, and people speak unreasonably.

95. The husband’s way is not to be complicated. If there are too many things, it will cause trouble.

96. Knowing that there is nothing you can do and being content with your fate is the ultimate virtue.

97. Being an emperor does not necessarily mean you are noble; being poor does not necessarily mean you are humble. , lies in the beauty and evil of actions.

98. If the accumulation of water is not thick, it will not be able to carry a large boat.

99. It is enough to praise the whole world without any persuasion, and to praise the whole world without any discouragement. It is determined by the distinction between internal and external, and the realm of honor and disgrace.

100. Drifting at will, not knowing what to pursue; letting one's heart run wild, not knowing where to go; unrestrained, swimming in infinity. What do I know?

Character information

Zhuangzi (about 369 BC - 286 BC), named Zhou, courtesy name Zixiu, was a Mongolian native of the Song Dynasty in the middle Warring States Period; a famous thinker, philosopher and literary figure Zhuangzi, the main representative of the Taoist school; Zhuangzi only served as a lacquer garden official in the Song Dynasty in his life, and he should not be hired by King Wei of Chu of the same clan because he advocated freedom; the inheritor and developer of Laozi's thoughts; later generations will call him " "Lao-Zhuang"; their philosophical system of thought is respected as "Lao-Zhuang Philosophy" by the academic circle of thought; Zhuangzi was the first to propose the "idea of ??inner saints and outer kings" which had a profound impact on Confucianism; Zhuangzi had an insight into the Yi Li and profoundly pointed out that "The Yi is based on Taoism" "Yin and Yang"; Zhuangzi's "Three Sounds" thought is consistent with the Three Talents in the "Book of Changes"; the representative works are "Zhuangzi" and famous articles include "Xiaoyaoyou", "Qiwu Lun", etc. Classic quotes from Yu Danzhuangzi

1. Our eyes always look too much at the outside world and too little at the soul.

2. The secret of happiness that Confucius can teach us is how to find your inner peace.

3. Everyone hopes to live a happy life, but happiness is just a feeling, which has nothing to do with wealth and poverty, but is connected with the heart.

4. With an optimistic and positive attitude, grasp the appropriateness of interaction with others, let yourself become a person who makes others happy, and let your happy heart become an energy source like sunshine to radiate others, Warm others, let family, friends and even the wider society gain a little reason to be happy from themselves.

5. Caring for others is kindness; understanding others is wisdom.

6. Bravery without moral restraint is the greatest disaster in the world.

7. In fact, what is a teacher? I have a student, and a small gift she gave me made me understand what a teacher is.

A little girl made a gift for me under the quilt with a flashlight during military training, because she wanted to give it to me on my birthday. She gave it to me with one injection. I embroidered a small cross-stitch on the ground, then put it in a plexiglass cover and gave it to me. I didn't understand it when I was looking at it. What I saw in the embroidery was a very elegant woman, bending over and holding a needle, and underneath there was a dirty little child with a snotty nose. Then she raised her arm and she was grabbing the needle. Child's arms. I also asked this girl, I said oh, what is she doing, is she giving him vaccinations? Then the little girl laughed and said you can see for yourself, and she left.

Later I took out a letter from the glass cover and folded it very small. In that letter, she told me that in fact, every child is an angel who fell to the ground. On the ground because their wings were broken, so before he forgot about the sky, he always wanted to find the person who could sew his wings. This requires that no one in the adult world laughs at the youthfulness, recklessness, and abruptness of these children, but can tolerate them, love them, and encourage them to sew their wings and remember the sky again. She said that when I met you, it was actually I met a man who mended wings for angels.

In fact, I think this is the best explanation of the role of teacher so far.

8. The so-called experience is to "experience it with your body and test it with your blood." It is a very profound infiltration.

9. Enlightenment is a long process. Continuous enlightenment and experience are a kind of ritual in your heart.

10. In my opinion, whether it is Zhuangzi or Confucius, all the theories of ancient sages and sages that apply to individual life have only one purpose, which is to maximize people’s happiness. As long as you feel in your heart If you are awake, full, and have a sense of happiness, then I think this is one of the meanings of sages.

11. The real cultural classics are the kind of things that can be extremely profound, but they can also be extremely simple. Its profoundness is its spiritual connotation, and its simplicity is its surface form. Simplicity and profundity are sometimes not contradictory.

12. There is a principle in communication, that is, you should always keep it very simple or even silly, so that it can be easily spread. If you make it particularly profound, , it can’t be spread. The premise of redistribution is to make it simple and stupid.

13. My father taught me that everything starts from the source.

14. I like to divide life into two levels: the life level and the survival level, and the bigger they are, the clearer they can be. The so-called life level is what you should stick to in your heart; and the so-called survival level is what you need to make achievements in reality.

15. As a person, when you are young, you have the responsibility to transform your knowledge into productivity. You cannot say that you can go away alone when you are young. In fact, this kind of non-conformity will make people lose a sense of value realization, and you will also be quite irresponsible.

16. Life is actually the barrel effect. You should never ask about your highest level - what is better about you, and your lowest level should be considered the most.

17. One of my favorite passages in "Zhuangzi" is: "To praise someone in the world without admonishing them, to criticize them in the world without discouraging them is to determine the distinction between inside and outside, to argue between honor and disgrace. That's it. Zhuangzi's top ten classic quotations

Zhuangzi (about 369 BC - 286 BC), named Zhou, also known as Zixiu (sometimes said to be Zimu), was born in the state of Meng (now Mengcheng County, Anhui Province) during the Warring States Period. ). Thinker, philosopher, and writer, he is a representative figure of the Taoist school, the inheritor and developer of Laozi's philosophical thoughts, and the founder of the pre-Qin Zhuangzi school.

1. Simple and unparalleled in the world. Strive for beauty.

If a person can maintain his simple nature, then he is the most perfect person in the world.

2. Tao is hidden in small achievements, and words are hidden in glory.

Subjective bias will hinder the pursuit of truth, and rhetoric can easily cover up the truth.

3. There is no happiness, no reputation.

To get rid of the so-called happiness in the world is to get rid of the so-called honor in the world. If we can put down the worldly money, beauty, power and honor, we may experience the real happiness in life.

4. He is praised by the whole world without admonition, and criticized by the whole world without being discouraged.

Even if people all over the world praise him, he will not work harder because of it. Even if people oppose him, he will not be discouraged. In terms of life principles, it is important to listen to other people's opinions, but it is more important to do things according to his own ideas and principles, not to be influenced by the outside world, and not to follow the wind. A person who is swaying.

5. A person with deep desires will have a shallow talent.

If a person has too many hobbies and desires, his natural wisdom will be obscured. When enjoying wealth, sex, fame, food, sleep, etc., one's judgment will be affected, and one may even lose one's wisdom.

6. It is easy to disappear, but difficult to do nothing.

No. Of course, walking will not leave any traces, but if a person wants to walk without leaving any traces, it will be difficult. Each of us must be responsible for what we have done, and we cannot do things without considering the consequences. It's "cause and effect".

7. Only a virtuous person can do this if he knows that there is nothing he can do about it.

He knows that his difficult situation cannot be changed and he is content with it. , Only people with high moral standards can do this. They will inevitably encounter insurmountable difficulties in life and work, and accept the reality calmly. This is the wisdom in life.

8. Even if you are too small, you can't win. For prosperity.

It is a wise man not to compete with worldly people on small issues, but to win in big areas. If you are unwilling to do something, you can achieve greater victory by seeing a higher goal with a detached mentality.

9. Those who work together for the benefit of each other will abandon each other due to poverty and disaster.

People who are united because of interests will inevitably abandon each other when encountering difficulties and disasters. Friendships based on fame and fortune will end when the interest relationship ends. True friendship comes from the same interests and life ideals.

10. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine.

Gentlemen communicate with each other based on righteousness, and their friendship is often as plain as water; villains communicate with each other based on benefit, and their friendship is often as sweet as fine wine. Although the friendship between gentlemen is plain, they can maintain closeness for a long time; although the friendship between villains is sweet, it is not strong at all and can be easily broken off.