Basic Information Chinese Idiom: 愚者千虑，必有一得Pinyin: yú zhě qiān lǜ, bì yǒu yī déLiteral Meaning: A foolish person who thinks a thousand times will eventually come up with something worthwhile.Figurative Meaning: Even ordinary or less intelligent people can offer valuable ideas or insights after repeated thinking. Nobody is completely useless.
by Han Fei Yang Zhu was passing through the State of Song and stayed at an inn.
The Book of Odes says:“The royal domain extends a thousand li – this is where the people find their abode.”
Ziyou asked about the treatment of parents. The Master said, ” ‘Filial sons’ nowadays are people who see to it that their parents get enough to eat. But even dogs and horses are cared for to that extent. If there is no feeling of respect, wherein lies the difference?”
Strange Tales from Liaozhai Studio’s “The Fox’s Daughter Wedding” recounts the journey of Yin, an impoverished scholar from Licheng, Shandong, famed for his audacity.