Ling Po saying

[JPablo]

“He who neglects to drink of the spring of experience is likely to die of thirst in the desert of ignorance.”

I saw this maxim by Ling Po, the great Chinese poet.

I do not have the original Chinese quote, but I wonder if he is literally using the same metaphors as in English...?

(Not sure if this question belongs here, and/or under Chinese... but in finding the concept very applicable to life, I thought it was a good idea to share it... lest we die of thirst!

[hermit]

Bueno - Ling Po - malescrito - Li Po, nombre completo Li T'ai Po - es de los buenos, ¿no?

¿Y dónde encontraste la cita? Creo que los varios traductores siguen tan fieles como posible al texto original...

[poli]

I think the closest thing in English is the comparitively proseic
don't bury you head in the sand.

Also knowledge is power.

[JPablo]

Originally Posted by hermit

Bueno - Ling Po - malescrito - Li Po, nombre completo Li T'ai Po - es de los buenos, ¿no?

¿Y dónde encontraste la cita? Creo que los varios traductores siguen tan fieles como posible al texto original...

Gracias, Hermit. Encontré la cita en un google search por "Ling Po",
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/ling_po/

Now that I have the right name I found this link too.
http://www.poemhunter.com/li-po/

No he leído nada largo de él, pero según tengo entendido es el mejor poeta de la historia... ("lo sé de buena tinta...")

Originally Posted by poli

I think the closest thing in English is the comparitively proseic
don't bury you head in the sand.

Also knowledge is power.

Thank you Poli. Make sense. May the power be with you!