Zhuangzi

"Whatever exists is always already perfect."

"To follow the path, look to the master, but become the path yourself."

"The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness."

"When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought."

"Perfect understanding eliminates the need for words."

"The man who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it."

"To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous."

"When the shoe fits, we forget about the shoe."

"The great tree does not grow because of its usefulness, but because of its uselessness."

"Forget the distinctions of rank, and you will find no followers and no leaders."

"The butterfly's dream and Zhuangzi's dream—which is which?"

"A path that must be explained ceases to be the path."

"True words seem paradoxical."

"Those who would accomplish anything must not shrink from action."

"Flow like water, adapt like a shadow."

"The sage wanders in thought but finds peace in stillness."

"What has a limited form cannot contain the unlimited."

"The wise do not give themselves over to unbridled desires."

"In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired."

"Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness."

"The perfect man has no self; the spiritual man has no achievement; the sage has no name."

"You cannot satisfy hunger by painting a picture of food."

"Confine yourself to the ordinary things, and you shall have peace."

"The mind of the sage is like a mirror—it receives all things but clings to nothing."

"When a man has reached his stride, he can face any wind."

"Knowledge is a liability if it prevents understanding."

"The rigid tree breaks in the storm; the flexible branch bends and survives."

"To know what you do not know is the truest knowledge."

"The sage acts without acting, speaks without speaking."