文／明．紫柏真可（1543～1603）

水在釜中，非火不能熱也；

種在土中，非春不能生也；

愚在心中，非學不能破也。

──選自《紫柏尊者全集》

Recorded Sayings of Master Zibo

Zibo Zhenke (1543 - 1603, Ming Dynasty)

English translation: John Balcom

There is water in the cauldron,

But without fire it cannot be heated.

There are seeds in the ground,

But without spring they won’t sprout.

There is foolishness in the mind,

But it cannot be destroyed without study.

── from Zibo Zunzhe Quanji

(Complete Works by Master Zibo)