Showing posts with label Solitude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Solitude. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Solitude, Confucius (孔子)


德不孤 必有鄰。

- 孔子

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Solitude·Self-reliance, Zhuangzi

儵魚出遊從容,是魚樂也。

- 莊子 秋水

These thryssas come out, and play about at their ease - that is the enjoyment of fishes.

- Zhuangzi (莊子), The Floods of Autumn (秋水)


http://ctext.org/zhuangzi/floods-of-autumn

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Feelings, Marilyn Monroe

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

- Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)