Chuang Tzu Quotations

Those who realize their folly are not true fools

Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education.

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious.

The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grapsed, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has forgotten the words? He is the one I would like to talk to.

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

There is nothing under the canopy of heaven greater than the tip of a bird's down in autumn, while the T'ai Mountain is small. Neither is there any longer life than that of a child cut off in infancy, while P'eng Tsu himself died young. The universe and I came into being together; I and everything therein are One.

You will always find an answer in the sound of water. Chuang-Tse