Zhuangzi

Date of Birth:

01-Sep-0369

Nationality:

China

Profession:

Philosopher

Zhuang Zhou, renowned as Zhuangzi, was an eminent Chinese philosopher, who lived during the Warring States period around the 4th century B.C. He is best-known for writing ‘Zhuangzi,’ a work that forms the foundational text of Daoism. In its current shape, it is divided into three parts and consists of 33 chapters. Zhuangzi is also celebrated for the use of parables and ingenious wordplay that he used in order to convey the messages. He is also known to have given humorous and ironic critiques of historical figures and Confucian society. Following is the list of famous quotes and sayings by Zhuangzi, which have been gathered from his works, thoughts, writings, books-in part or in whole and life. Read through the notable collection of quotes and thoughts by Zhuangzi on meditation, education, teaching, happiness, heart, peace, life, Taoism, truth, knowledge, limitations, ignorance etc.

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QUOTES BY Zhuangzi

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

A path is made by walking on it.

Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education.

The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.

Happiness is the abscence of the striving for happiness.

To a mind that is still, the entire universe surrenders.

Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!

To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.

The sound of water says what I think.

We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening

If you have insight, you use your inner eye, your inner ear, to pierce to the heart of things, and have no need of intellectual knowledge.