Zhuangzi Quotes About Water
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The sound of water says what I think.
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Water becomes clear and transparent when in a quiescent stage. How much the more wonderful will be the mind of a sage when poised in quiescence! It is the mirror of heaven and earth, reflecting the ten thousand things.
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If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.
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Fish live in water. Men die in it.Nature is diverse, and not all tastes are the same.
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If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
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All the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.
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Horses have hoofs to carry them over frost and snow; hair, to protect them from wind and cold. They eat grass and drink water, and fling up their heels.... Such is the real nature of horses.
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As regards the quietude of the sage, he is not quiet because quietness is said to be good. He is quiet because the multitude of things cannot disturb his quietude. When water is still, one's beard and eyelashes are reflected in it. A skilled carpenter uses it in a level to obtain a measurement. If still water is so clear, how much more are the mental faculties! The mind of the sage is the mirror of heaven and earth in which all things are reflected.
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Men do not mirror themselves in running water - they mirror themselves in still water. Only what is still can still the stillness of other things.
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