The Sayings of Chen Jen
Number Fifty-One
The sage is no one.
You hoped for a blazing star?
The sage behaves as he does.
You expected a paragon of virtue?
The sage cares not for appearances
nor a known sage to be.
What does it mean
that the sage is not
what you would have him be?
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Number Fifty-One
The sage is no one.
You hoped for a blazing star?
The sage behaves as he does.
You expected a paragon of virtue?
The sage cares not for appearances
nor a known sage to be.
What does it mean
that the sage is not
what you would have him be?
This post is part of a series. To view the index, go here.
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