Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
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— Luo Yin You grow around a tree with a name bright, You cling together steeped in autumn light. If your flowers could be stored up like gold, The rich would pluck you down since days of old.
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— Lai Hu You have a thousand shapes in flakes or piles in vain; Hidden in mountains or on water you remain. The drought is so severe that all seedlings would die. Why won’t you come down but leisurely tower high?
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— Du Xunhe While young, the pine tree thrusts its head amid tall grass; Now by and by we find it outgrow weed in mass. People don’t realize it will grow to scrape the sky; Seeing it tower in cloud, then they know it’s high.
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The Master said, “They spend the whole day together in groups, yet their conversation never touches upon righteousness; they delight in displaying petty cleverness – how difficult they are!”
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If out of ten utterances, nine are correct others will not necessarily call you a genius. They will, however, throw all the blame on you for the one utterance that proved incorrect.