The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.
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Let everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied.Chuang Tzu
Those that think that wealth is the proper thing for them cannot give up their revenues those that seek distinction cannot give up the thought of fame those that cleave to power cannot give the handle of it to others. While they hold their grasp of those things, they are afraid of losing them. When they let them go, they are grieved and they will not look at a single example, from which they might perceive the folly of their restless pursuits such men are under the doom of heaven.
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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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The true men of old were not afraid when they stood alone in their views. No great exploits. No plans. If they failed, no sorrow. No self-congratulation in success.... The true men of old knew no lust for life, no dread of death. Their entrance was without gladness, their exit, yonder, without resistance. Easy come, easy go. They did not forget where from, nor ask where to, nor drive grimly forward fighting their way through life. They took life as it came, gladly took death as it came, without care and went away, yonder. Yonder They had no mind to fight Tao. They did not try by their own contriving, to help Tao along. These are the ones we call true men. Minds free, thoughts gone. Brows clear, faces serene.
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The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
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The space under the sky is occupied by all things in their unity.
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