Posted by: Michael | 10/26/2015

Empty things make noise

299. Learn this from the waters;
In mountain clefts and chasms,
Loud gush the streamlets,
But great rivers flow silently.

Empty things make a noise,
The full is always quiet.
The fool is like a half-filled pot,
The wise man like a deep still pool.

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  1. benoloughlin's avatar

    I love these verses!
    Thanks Mike.

    • Michael's avatar

      Ben,

      They’re pretty awesome!


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