Zhuangzi (book)
A work by Zhuangzi
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What korrents draws from it
Being adaptable is often what destroys a thing; being unable to do something can keep it out of the snare, Having dreamt he was a butterfly, he cannot tell whether he is a man who dreamt or a butterfly dreaming it is a man, Life is limited but knowledge is not, and using the limited to pursue the limitless is fatal …
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Zhuangzi
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- There are 5 claims from it on korrents, each quoted word for word.
- Its full text is free to read on Project Gutenberg.
Key facts
What korrents draws from it
korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.
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Being adaptable is often what destroys a thing; being unable to do something can keep it out of the snare (opens korrents.com)1
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Having dreamt he was a butterfly, he cannot tell whether he is a man who dreamt or a butterfly dreaming it is a man (opens korrents.com)1
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Life is limited but knowledge is not, and using the limited to pursue the limitless is fatal (opens korrents.com)1
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Virtue should prevail and outward form be forgotten, yet people forget what matters and remember what does not (opens korrents.com)1
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A person without passions is one who does not let good and evil disturb him and accepts whatever happens (opens korrents.com)1
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