Zhuangzi's famous sayings

"Mortal people's hearts are in danger in mountains and rivers."

"Those who steal (thieves) hooks (hooks) will be punished, and those who steal the country are princes. The gate of benevolence and righteousness exists."

"The original (explore) the beauty of heaven and earth, understand (clarify) the principles of all things"

"Wandering beyond the dust (worldliness), free and easy. It’s nothing to do.”

“Work when the sun rises, rest when the sun sets, and live freely between heaven and earth.”

“No longevity, no mourning, no glory. Tong, not ugly and poor."

"Heaven and earth are coexisting with me, and all things are one with me."

"The world praises it without admonishing it, and the world criticizes it without admonishing it. Ju. ”

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

“The sky and the earth are one finger, and all things are one horse.” Good deeds have no immediate reputation, and evil deeds have no immediate punishment. Yuandu believes that sutras can protect one's life, support one's relatives, and extend one's life."

"Everyone knows its usefulness. "The use of useless things), but the use of useless things."

"In life, if a white horse jumps across the gap, it will just pass by in a flash."

"Those who steal hooks will be punished, and those who steal the country will become princes." ("Zhuangzi·Xianqi")

"The bacteria in the morning do not know Hui Shuo, and the crickets do not know Spring and Autumn." ("Zhuangzi·Zhuangzi") "Xiaoyaoyou")

"My life also has a limit, but my knowledge also has no limit." ("Zhuangzi: The Master of Health Preservation")

"There is space in the knot, but there is no thickness in the blade; If there is no room for kindness, then there will be room for ease." ("Zhuangzi: The Master of Health Preservation")

"The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. The love is indifferent, and the villain is willing to die.

The spring dries up, and the fish are on the land. We are wet, and we are wet with foam. It is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes."

"My life also has an end. But knowledge has no limit, so there is no limit as long as there is no limit. It's almost impossible!"

"Bo Yi died under Shou Yang, and Robber Zhi died above Dong Ling."

"Everyone knows the use of useful things, but no one knows the use of useless things."

"Simple, but no one in the world can compete with this beauty."

"Wandering about the dust (secular) Outside of it, I am carefree and carefree.”

“Alone (alone) communicate with the spirit of heaven and earth, but not arrogant (arrogant and contemptuous) to all things”

“The sun rises. Work, breathe when the sun enters, and roam freely between heaven and earth."

"Beside (rely on) the sun and the moon, hold (hold) the universe, and swim beyond the dust (secular)"

"Heaven and earth coexist with me, and all things are one with me"

"The wren nests in the deep forest, but its nest is only a branch; the mole drinks from the river, but its belly is full" (The wren builds its nest in the deep forest, but its belly is full) It is enough to occupy a branch of land, why do you need to own the entire forest? The mole drinks water by the river, but only to fill his stomach, why does he need to occupy the entire river? The god lives in Yan, his skin is like ice and snow, and he is as graceful as a virgin. He does not eat grains, but breathes wind and drinks dew. Riding on the clouds, flying dragons, and traveling across the four seas." (In the distant Gushe Mountain, there is a god-man living. His skin is as white as ice and snow, and his grace is as graceful as a virgin. He does not eat the grains of the world, but eats the wind and drinks the dew. He rides on the clouds and rides on the mist, driving away the dew. Riding the sun and the moon, and swimming outside the universe)

"The solid body (body) can be as solid as dead wood (dead wood), and the solid heart can be as solid as death"

"Lifelong service Don’t be sad if you work hard but don’t see your success, and when you are tired of hard work you don’t know where you are going! "(It's so sad that people in the world spend their whole lives running around for fame and wealth without seeing any effect, exhausted and unaware of their destination)

"It's the same, and the other is the same. That is also right and wrong, and this is also right and wrong." (This is that, and that is this, there is no difference between right and wrong, and there is no difference between right and wrong here.)

"Outside the Liuhe, the sage remains and does not care; within the Liuhe , the sage talks about it but does not discuss it." (For things outside the human world, the sage temporarily suspends them without discussing them; for matters within the human world, the sage states them but does not judge them subjectively)

"In the past, Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly, and it was a lifelike butterfly.

…I don’t know that Zhou’s dream is a butterfly, and the butterfly’s dream is Zhou.” (In the past, I, Zhuang Zhou, dreamed of butterflies, vividly flying butterflies.… But after I woke up, I couldn’t tell whether it was me, Zhuang Zhou, who dreamed of butterflies, or whether it was Zhuang Zhou who dreamed of butterflies, or whether it was Zhuang Zhou who dreamed of butterflies. The butterfly dreamed of me, Zhuang Zhou)

"My life also has a limit, but my knowledge has no limit. If I have a limit, it will be endless." (Our life is limited, but our knowledge is infinite. Use the limited to deal with the infinite, You are bound to be in trouble)

"Life and death, poverty and poverty, virtuous and dishonest, reputation and reputation, hunger, thirst, cold and heat, things change, fate is the same"

"Don't rely on likes and dislikes Internal injuries to the body are often caused by nature."

"The ancient real person sleeps without dreaming, wakes up without worries, and eats with dissatisfaction. ), his breath (breathing) is deep”

“The real person in ancient times did not know how to enjoy life (not to be happy to be alive), and did not know to hate death (not to worry about death)”

“Not with the heart Donating to the Tao (not changing the objective with the subjective), not using people to help heaven (not using people to hinder nature), this is what we call a true person."

"The way a saint uses military force is to subjugate the country without losing the heart of the people."

“It is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes than to moisten each other with saliva; instead of praising Yao instead of Jie, it is better to forget both and change the ways.” (Instead of moistening each other with saliva and struggling to survive, it is better for fish to forget each other and swim in the nature of rivers and lakes ; Instead of praising the wise kings of Yao and Shun and criticizing the tyrants of Jie and Zhou, it is better to forget right and wrong and return to the way of nature)

"The big piece carries me with shape, works me with life, leaves me with old age, and rests with me in death" ( The earth carries my body, makes me live a hard life, makes me happy in old age, and finally gives me rest through death)

"Life is a hanging wart, death is a wart ulcer" (birth is a wart) Burden, death is liberation)

“Fish forget each other in rivers and lakes, people forget each other in Taoism” (fish forget their feelings in rivers and lakes, people forget their feelings in the way of freedom)

“Fall Limbs, get rid of intelligence, separate from form to know, and be the same as the great road, this is called sitting and forgetting" (Don't run around and work hard, remove intelligence, forget about the body, abandon knowledge, and reach the state of unity between nature and man, this is called sitting and forgetting)

“Riding on a bird of uncertainty, it goes beyond the six extremes, and travels to the land of nothingness, and ends up in the vast wilderness.” state, wandering in the infinite wilderness)

"The best person's intention is like a mirror. He will not meet or greet, respond without hiding, so he can conquer things without harming them." (The person with the highest realm, his intention is like a mirror. The heart is like a mirror, looking at things without being ruthless, not compromising, not flattering, not hiding feelings, so he can despise external objects without hurting his heart)

"The benevolent people in this world have wormwood eyes and worry about the world. "(Today's benevolent people look far away and feel worried)"

"Unkind people are greedy for wealth and honor"

"Everything in the world changes (changes) its nature (nature). The villain sacrifices his life (sacrifice for petty gains), and the scholar (knowledge) sacrifices his life (sacrifice for small gain). ) name, the husband will sacrifice himself for the family, and the saint will sacrifice himself for the world. Therefore, those who count their sons have different careers and different names. They are harming their nature (hurting their nature) and sacrificing their bodies (sacrificing their bodies for things), which is the same."

"They live together with animals, and their clans are related to all living things. and. It is as bad as knowing that a gentleman is a villain, which is the same as ignorance. Its virtue is inseparable and is the same as having no desires. It is called simplicity, simplicity and people's nature." (Surviving with the beasts and growing with the nature of all things. Regardless of the gentleman or the villain, everyone is ignorant; the true humanity can be Keep it, everyone will have no desires, this is called returning to nature. Returning to nature, then people can preserve their nature)

"If you abandon the sage and wisdom, the big robbers will stop; if you pick the pearls and destroy the jade, the petty robbers will not be able to afford it; if you burn the talisman, you will not be able to survive." Seal, but the people are humble; "Fighting and balancing, but the people do not fight" (Abandon the knowledge of benevolence and sage, so that thieves will not happen; destroy pearls and jade, so that petty theft will not happen; burn the contract, smash it If the seal is rotten, the people will naturally be simple and have no desires; if the container is broken and the scale is broken, the people will naturally not fight)

“If you have more men (boys), you will have more fear (worry), if you are rich, you will have many things, and if you have longevity (longevity), you will have more Humiliation"

"Forgetting things and heaven is called forgetting oneself (forgetting oneself).

People who forget themselves are said to have entered heaven (the unity of heaven and man)."

"In a world of great governance, there will be no respect for the virtuous and no use of the capable. The ruler is like a branch, and the people are like wild deer." (The highest state of governance is not to respect talents and not to reuse capable people. The ruler is like a branch and has no intention of being above, and the people are like wild deer, free and unrestrained)

"Knowledge Those who are happy in heaven have no complaints from heaven, no one is wrong, no burdens, and no blame from ghosts." (Those who know happiness in heaven do not blame heaven, do not blame others, are not burdened by all things, and are not disturbed by ghosts and gods)

"What you read is the dregs of the ancients."

"The Yellow Emperor ruled the world and made the people's hearts unified (simple), and the people would not cry if they had their relatives (relatives) to die"

" His life is like floating, and his death is like resting. Don’t think, don’t plan”

“Therefore, the so-called hermit does not mean that he hides himself and cannot be seen, he does not mean that he keeps his mouth shut and does not speak. Hiding knowledge but not using it (getting rid of wisdom and not using it)" "Don't be ambitious for the sake of the crown, and don't follow the vulgar for the sake of poverty"

"The person who holds the white blade in front of him and regards death as life is the courage of a martyr; He who knows that there is a destiny to be poor, knows that there is a time to be prosperous, and is not afraid in the face of great difficulties, this is the courage of a saint." Su Shi distinguished between the courage of ordinary people and great courage, and Zhuang Zhou distinguished the courage of martyrs and the courage of saints.

"Zhuangzi and Huizi were swimming on Haoliang (a small bridge over Haoshui River). Zhuangzi said: "The minnows come and go easily, which is the joy of fish." Huizi said: You are not a fish, how do you know the joy of fish? Zhuangzi said: You are not me, you know I don’t know the joy of fish! ”

“The straight trees are cut down first, and the sweet wells are exhausted first.” "(Huddle with wild beasts without disturbing the herd; roost with birds without disturbing the flock of birds)

"In life, between heaven and earth, if a white horse jumps across the gap (a white horse jumps across the gap), It just happened suddenly (passed by in a flash)"

"People in ancient times were externalized but not internalized (obedient to the world on the outside, independent and unruly on the inside)"

"You know it after you don't know it, the question is That is, it cannot have a limit, but it cannot have no limit." (If you don't know, then you will seek knowledge. There is no end to learning, but there is an end.)

"Today's worldly gentlemen often endanger their bodies and abandon their lives. Wouldn't it be sad to sacrifice one's life to something (to be sacrificed to something external)? Secular)"