Quote by Zhuangzi

I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?

I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; the

Summary

This quote, often attributed to the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, explores the blurred boundaries of perception and reality. It suggests a philosophical question about identity and the nature of existence. The dream poses a dichotomy between being a human with dreams and the possibility of being a butterfly dreaming of being a human. It leaves the reader pondering the true nature of their existence and the capacity of consciousness to experience alternate realities.

By Zhuangzi

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The life of a single human being is worth a million times mo

The life of a single human being is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest man on earth.

It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prej

It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prejudiced against those who are different.

John Shelby Spong

Religion

Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so t

Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God.

Never forget that the key to the situation lies in the will

Never forget that the key to the situation lies in the will and not in the imagination.

Evelyn Underhill

To say the truth, reason and love keep little company togeth

To say the truth, reason and love keep little company together now-a-days.

William Shakespeare

Love

How disappointment tracks the steps of hope.

How disappointment tracks the steps of hope.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Hope

You must not lie about trilobites, nor yet about time.

You must not lie about trilobites, nor yet about time.

Science

I wanted to get out and walk southward toward the park throu

I wanted to get out and walk southward toward the park through the soft twilight, but each time I tried to go I became entangled in some wild, strident argument which pulled me back, as if with ropes, into my chair. Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets, and I was him too, looking up and wondering. I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great G

Cities

Written words differ from spoken words in being material str

Written words differ from spoken words in being material structures. A spoken word is a process in the physical world, having an essential time-order; a written word is a series of pieces of matter, having an essential space-order.

Bertrand Russell

Time Order Thetimes

The less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the h

The less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands.

Knowledge

It is not that we love to be alone, but that we love to soar

It is not that we love to be alone, but that we love to soar, and when we do soar, the company grows thinner and thinner until there is none at all. We are not the less to aim at the summits though the multitude does not ascend them.

Henry David Thoreau

Growth Enlightenment

In the beginning there was the word. The word was Jah. The w

In the beginning there was the word. The word was Jah. The word is in I, Jah is in I. I make what is good, better, and what is better, best. I follow this in every aspect of life.

Best