Hong Yingming on Gentlemen


君子之心事，天青日白，不可使人不知。
君子之才華，玉韞珠藏，不可使人易知。



The concerns of a gentleman: like the sky being blue and the sun white, one cannot make people unaware of them.

The talents of a gentleman: like a store of jade and pearls, one should not make people so easily aware of them.


Hong Yingming 洪應明 (1572-1620) in Caigentan 《菜根譚》
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4 comments:

  1. Mark CrosbieJune 2, 2013 at 6:39 AM

    Did you ever have a look at his other book, the 仙佛奇蹤?

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  2. Jeffrey KotykJune 2, 2013 at 8:40 AM

    No, unfortunately, I haven't. I should look into it.

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  3. Mark CrosbieJune 2, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    It's a compilation which for the most part is derived from the standard hagiographic sources (eg. 傳燈錄 and 神僧傳 for the section on Buddhists), albeit with some interesting variations. I initially picked it up on account of its wonderful illustrations (example: http://pmgs.kongfz.com/data/pre_show_pic/1/124/461.jpg).

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