不登高山,不知天之高也;不临深溪,不知地之厚也。 · One needs to go atop the mountain to see the infinite sky,and down into the deep valley to see the depth of the earth.· One can never be aware of the height of the sky or the depth of the earth if he does not climb up a high mountain or look down into a deep abyss. (The Works of Xunzi [c.313-c. 238 BC]) |