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Chuang Tzu

 

Chuang Tzu (c. 370-287 BCE)

“The Perfect Man uses his mind like a mirror – going after nothing, welcoming nothing, responding but not storing.”

  • From Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings (section 16, “Fit for Emperors and Kings”), translated by Burton Watson. (Columbia University Press, 1996).

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