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• @CharlotteEowyn@chaosfem.tw 2026-09-16 12:50

  Master Weng Quotes and Sayings: "The Zhou order is correct. But the Zhou aristocrats have become weak and decadent. If a peasant can defeat a noble, that is evidence of the noble's failure, not evidence that the social order itself is wrong. Those who do not live up to their potential will be supplanted by their lessers who do." “Sometimes all you will learn in defeat is that you have been defeated.” “A tiger may be powerful, but that does not mean you should heed its advice.” “The wise only seek attention when capable of dealing with it.” "Do not depend on others doing good for you; depend on being in a position where they cannot do you harm." The Master once gave an advanced student a wooden sword and a novice a metal sword. He then asked: “Which will win?” The students argued. The Master then took both swords away, telling them: “Neither. You spent the fight discussing swords.” "An empty promise cannot block a blade, and fine words cannot mend a broken stance. Form is proven only in blood and speed, never in debate." "The mountain does not bow to the storm, nor does a true master beg for respect. Respect is commanded through power, order, and unyielding will." “If we know that our own people are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.” "The mountain does not bow to the storm, nor does a true master beg for respect. Respect is commanded through power, order, and unyielding will." Once, a novice came to the Master and asked him the secret of immortality. He looked at the novice and repeated the question. “So you wish to know the secret of immortality?” The student replied in the affirmative. “Do not die.” the Master replied, before returning to his sanctuary. “The peach tree does not mourn the leaves that fall in autumn. It simply grows fruit again in the spring. The only tragedy is a branch that rots while still attached to the trunk.” A student once spent three days in quiet contemplation outside Master Weng’s sanctuary, seeking deep enlightenment on the nature of the Way. On the fourth morning, Master Weng walked past and dropped a heavy cobblestone onto the student’s foot. The student yelped in shock and pain. "Did you feel the Way?" Master Weng asked. "No, Master! I felt a rock!" the student cried, holding his foot. "Good," Master Weng said, walking away. "When a blade cuts your throat, do not waste your final breath searching for a metaphor."

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