Zhuangzi — "The fish trap exists because of the fish; once you’ve gotten the fish, you can f…"

"The fish trap is for catching fish; once you've caught the fish, you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare is for catching rabbits; once you've caught the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are f…"

"To a man who understands, a thing is just a thing. To a man who does not understand, a thing is either this or that."

"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?"

"You are not a fish; how do you know what makes a fish happy?"

"If a man is crossing a river and an empty boat collides with his own skiff, even though he be a bad-tempered man, he will not get angry. But if there is someone in the other boat, he will shout at him…"