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He who knows what God is, and who knows what Man is, has attained. Knowing what God is, he knows that he himself proceeded Therefrom. Knowing what Man is, he rests in the knowledge of the known, waiting for the knowledge of the unknown. Working out one's allotted span, and not perishing in mid career,—this is the fulness of knowledge.
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 6, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, wisdom consists in recognizing what we have received from Heaven, our nature, and what is ours to add to it: learning step by step what we do not yet know and taking care of the life entrusted to us. Today, learn one small new thing starting from what you already know, and give your body a real moment of care.
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