Su Shi Quotes & Sayings

Define the limits of your vision: Having this, you will not be poorer Than a man who rules a dukedom. — Su Shi

Poetry and painting are rooted in the same law,
The work of heaven and of the first cause. — Su Shi

If you know peace, then you thrive; if you know contentment, then you are rich — Su Shi

What a ruler has to rely upon is only the human heart. Human hearts are to the ruler what roots are to a tree, what oil is to a lamp, water to fish, fields to a farmer, or money to a merchant. — Su Shi

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. — Su Shi

I'll continue to climb, trying to reach the top. But no one knows where the top is. — Su Shi