Chinese Philosophy
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Play the Chinese philosophy quote generator: your three words steer a saying from a sage who never existed.
Here's what Chinese Philosophy sounds like with selfie, avalanche and thimble
“The mountain yields to the grain of sand. What seeks itself shatters; what holds nothing overflows. In the hollow thimble, the avalanche comes to rest.”
Jing Rou, courtesy name: Xuying
Author Origins
selfie → Jing—the mirror, the self-regarding surface
avalanche → Rou—softness that receives the falling mountain
thimble → Xuying courtesy name—the small hollow holding vastness
Quote Origins
selfie → seeking one's own reflection, the self-regarding trap
avalanche → the falling mountain, the cascade of weight
thimble → the small vessel, the hollow that receives
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