Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can have a word with him?
I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.
Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature.
I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.
Those who realize their folly are not true fools.
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education.
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without for much knowledge is a curse.
Great wisdom is generous petty wisdom is contentious.
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
