To use a horse to show that a horse is not a horse is not as good as using a non-horse to show that a horse is not a horse... - Zhuangzi

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To use a horse to show that a horse is not a horse is not as good as using a non-horse to show that a horse is not a horse...

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About Zhuangzi

莊子 Zhūangzi (c. 369 BC – c. 286 BC), literally Master Zhuang, was a Chinese philosopher, who is supposed to have lived during the Warring States Period, corresponding to the Hundred Schools of Thought. His name is also transliterated as Zhuang Zi, Zhuang Zhou, Chuang Tzu, Chuang Tse. Chuang was his surname and Tse indicates master; so he would be referred to as Master Chuang. You will also see his name given as "Chuang Chou" or "Zhuang Zhu", this was his proper name, first and last, not an alternate spelling of "Chuang Tzu" or "Zhuangzi".

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Native Name: 庄子 • 莊子
Alternative Names: Zhuang Zi • Chuang Tzŭ • Chuang Tzu • Chuangtzŭ • Chuangtzu • Zhuang Zhou • Chuang Chou • Master Zhuang • Tchouang-tse • Chuang-tzu • Chuang-tse
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