Zhuangzi

"The great accomplishment is made up of small tasks."

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer."

"The usefulness of usefulness lies in uselessness."

"When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others."

"The softest thing in the world overcomes the hardest."

"Once you understand the emptiness, you understand everything."

"Do not chase butterflies that appear in your vision; instead, cultivate the garden where they naturally come."

"The world is full of obvious things that nobody ever observes."

"To those who look only for defects, the whole world appears broken."

"The scholar speaks of things; the wise man experiences them."

"Leave desire behind and follow nature's way."

"The truly great person is like an ocean - all rivers flow into them."

"A dream is like a feather - try to grasp it and it flies away, but if you let it come to you, it will rest on your shoulder."

"When the mind is in harmony, the body follows."

"The artist's hand knows what the mind has yet to discover."

"To be attached to death is to be detached from life."

"The butterfly does not compete with the flower - they dance together."

"Knowledge is shackles if it binds you to one view."

"The wise person knows that they know nothing."

"What is right changes as the river changes its course."

"The forest does not grow by planning; it grows by being."

"Fear is the shadow cast by attachment."

"In doing nothing, everything is accomplished."

"The greatest art conceals itself."

"One moment of understanding is worth more than years of study."

"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."

"Words are like wheels on an ox cart; they carry meaning but are not the meaning itself."

"The secret of success is sincerity."

"Life is a dream and we are but dreamers."

"When you accept what cannot be changed, you gain the power to change what can be."