Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it

Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse

Those who realize their folly are not true fools

It receives but does not keep.

I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man