"Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse"
- Zhuangzi
About this Quote
The quote is recommending that we need to concentrate on our inner selves and our own personal growth, rather than external influences and the pursuit of knowledge. It alerts that looking for too much understanding can actually be damaging and frustrating, and that we need to instead appreciate and support what we currently have within ourselves.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
