Zhuangzi quotes, with sources

Chinese philosopher of the Warring States period, foundational to philosophical Taoism alongside Lao Tzu. Here are 3 short quotes by Zhuangzi (c. 369–286 BCE), each with the work it comes from, drawn from 3 sources.

Birth is not a beginning; death is not an end.

Chuang Tzŭ: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer

You hear not with the ears, but with the mind; not with the mind, but with your soul.

Chuang Tzŭ: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer, Ch. IV, The Human World

My life has a limit, but my knowledge is without limit.

Chuang Tzŭ: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer, Ch. III, Nourishment of the Soul

Sources

Chuang Tzŭ: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer
Chuang Tzŭ: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer, Ch. III, Nourishment of the Soul
Chuang Tzŭ: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer, Ch. IV, The Human World

Themes

Change Stoicism Spiritual Calm Wisdom

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