Zhuangzi Quotes About Losing
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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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Those that think that wealth is the proper thing for them cannot give up their revenues; those that seek distinction cannot give up the thought of fame; those that cleave to power cannot give the handle of it to others. While they hold their grasp of those things, they are afraid of losing them. When they let them go, they are grieved and they will not look at a single example, from which they might perceive the folly of their restless pursuits - such men are under the doom of heaven.
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He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.
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