Zhuangzi Quotes

Zhuangzi (Philosopher, 369 BC – 286 BC). Below are 4 quotes by Zhuangzi from QuotePlace, each as a beautiful quote card.

Philosopher · 369 BC – 286 BC

Zhuangzi was a Chinese Taoist philosopher of the Warring States period, second only to Lao Tzu in the Taoist tradition. His book, the Zhuangzi, mixes parables, dialogues, and dreams to argue for freedom from convention and care.

Quotes by Zhuangzi

1.Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
2.A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.
3.Once I dreamed I was a butterfly, and now I no longer know whether I am a man dreaming I am a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming I am a man.
4.Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

Zhuangzi Quote Gallery

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. — Zhuangzi
Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
Zhuangzi
A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean. — Zhuangzi
A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.
Zhuangzi
Once I dreamed I was a butterfly, and now I no longer know whether I am a man dreaming I am a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming I am a man. — Zhuangzi
Once I dreamed I was a butterfly, and now I no longer know whether I am a man dreaming I am a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming I am a man.
Zhuangzi
Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. — Zhuangzi
Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
Zhuangzi
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