The universe and I exist together, and all things and I are one.

Zhuang Zhou

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Interconnectedness of all things Man and the universe The universe

Author

Zhuang Zhou

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Zhuang Zhou

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Philosophical literature

Language

Chinese

Time

221 BC 220s BC 3rd century BC

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Philosopher Writer

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China Asia

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Citation

Zhou, Zhuang. 莊子 [Zhuangzi]. c. 221 BC, ch. 2.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Language
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Time
1836 1830s 19th century
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Nature. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1836, ch. 1.

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Source
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Language
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Time
400 BC 400s BC 5th century BC
Authentication Score 0
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Laozi [Lao Tzu]. 道德經 [Tao Te Ching]. c. 400 BC, ch. 37.

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