God can only set in motion: He cannot control the things he has made. - Tao Yuanming

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God can only set in motion:
He cannot control the things he has made.

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About Tao Yuanming

Tao Yuanming (Chinese: 陶渊明) (365–427), also known as T'ao Ch'ien, was a Chinese poet.

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Alternative Names: Yuanming T'ao Ch'ien Tao Qian Tao Yuan Ming Yuanliang Tao ling Tao qian Jingjie T'ao2 Yüan1-ming2 Tao Jüan-ming

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结庐在人境,而无车马喧。
问君何能尔?心远地自偏。
采菊东篱下,悠然见南山。
山气日夕佳,飞鸟相与还。
此中有真意,欲辨已忘言。

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There were often times when we had no wine to drink, However, this morning we fill the empty beakers. Over the new spring wine midges hover— When will we ever taste its like again? Tables with funeral meats stand piled high before us, Old friends and relatives come and weep beside us. We try to speak but cannot utter words, We try to see but our eyes are dim. Once he used to sleep within the lofty hall, Now he will spend the night out on the lonely moor. Leaving the city gate we accompanied him thither But we were back again before midnight had come.

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