Su Shi quotes
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“If you know peace, then you thrive; if you know contentment, then you are rich”
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“Poetry and painting are rooted in the same law, The work of heaven and of the first cause.”
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“Deep at the bottom of the well no warmth has yet returned, The rain which sighs and feels so cold has dampened withered roots. What sort of man at such a time would come to visit the teacher? As this is not a time for flowers, I find I've come alone.”
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“I'll continue to climb, trying to reach the top. But no one knows where the top is.”
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“Define the limits of your vision: Having this, you will not be poorer Than a man who rules a dukedom.”
-- Su Shi
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“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
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“When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.”
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Source : "Made in Japan : Akio Morita and Sony" by Akio Morita, Edwin M. Reingold, Mitsuko Shimomura, (p. 146), 1986.
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