Zhuangzi

"The tool is only known by its use."

"Just as water benefits all things and asks nothing in return, give freely."

"When the student is confused, the teacher's job is to remove the confusion, not add more words."

"The path of wisdom is to know what to do without being told."

"There is beauty in imperfection and wholeness in the broken."

"Time is not a river flowing away from us, but a mirror in which we see ourselves."

"The greatest warriors are those who conquer themselves."

"What you resist persists; what you accept dissolves."

"The mind like a mirror reflects the world without judgment."

"To truly listen, you must first empty your cup."

"A thousand-mile journey begins with a single step taken without fear."

"The most profound truth is often hidden in simplicity."

"When you stop trying to be happy, happiness finds you."

"The greatest power is in surrender."

"Money is like water - necessary but endless seeking of it destroys."

"The body is the mirror of the soul."

"To know yourself is to know ten thousand things."

"The beginning and end of all things are found in the present moment."

"Gratitude is the gateway to abundance."

"The imagination of the dreamer becomes the reality of the waker."

"All things return to their origin; this is called stillness."

"The sage adapts like water and remains like stone."

"To be great is to go unnoticed."

"The world breaks everyone, but some become stronger in the broken places."

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."

"In solitude, we hear the voice that society drowns out."

"The butterfly cannot explain itself to the caterpillar."

"What others reject becomes your greatest treasure."

"The smallest deed is worth more than the greatest intention."

"To see truly, you must learn to see with the heart."