"He who knows what is in nature and what is in man will not be entangled by what is in nature; he will not be entangled by what is in man. He will not be entangled by what is in nature and what is in m…"

"Once I, Zhuang Zhou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Zhuang Zh…"

"The purpose of a net is to catch fish. Once the fish are caught, you can forget the net. The purpose of words is to convey ideas. Once the ideas are grasped, you can forget the words."

"When you are walking, walk. When you are eating, eat. Don't wobble."

"The true man of Tao is like a child: he knows nothing, but he is full of wisdom."