Arthur Waley Quotes

• Keep off your thoughts from things that are past and done; for thinking of the past wakes regret and pain.

  Arthur Waley

  Pain, Regret, Past

  The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley (2012). “Chinese Poems”, p.177, Routledge

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• The cypress boat is frequently a symbol of fluctuating intention.

  Arthur Waley

  Cypresses, Boat, Intention

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