文／宋．黃庭堅（1045~1105）

百戰百勝，不如一忍；

萬言萬當，不如一默。

──選自《全宋詩》

A Moment of Patience, A Moment of Silence

Huang Tingjian (1045 - 1105, Song Dynasty)

English translation: Ven. Miao Guang

To emerge from a hundred battles victorious

is nevertheless inferior to a moment of patience;

To make ten thousand appropriate comments

is nevertheless inferior to a moment of silence.

── from Quan Song Shi

(Complete Collection of Song Poems)