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Quotes from Fingers Pointing Towards The Moon — Wei Wu Wei

d. 1986

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The Saint is a man who disciplines his ego. The Sage is a man who rids himself of his ego.

Fingers Pointing Towards The Moon (1958)

Wise men don't judge: they seek to understand.

Fingers Pointing Towards The Moon (1958)

The qualities we possess should never be a matter for satisfaction, but the qualities we have discarded.

Fingers Pointing Towards The Moon (1958)

Are we not wasps who spend all day in a fruitless attempt to traverse a window-pane — while the other half of the window is wide open?

Fingers Pointing Towards The Moon (1958)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Wei Wu Wei (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.