Du Fu
Chinese poet
Medieval
influential
23 sayings
Sayings by Du Fu
Dew is heavy on the grass below, the spider's web is ready. Heaven's ways include the human: among a thousand sorrows, I stand alone.
c. 766 AD (approximate)
— From the poem 'Autumn Meditations (1)', commonly attributed
General
Unverifiable
I've watched the spring pass away again, When will I be able to return?
c. 760-770 AD (approximate)
— From the poem 'Jueju, No. 2', commonly attributed
General
Unverifiable
A falcon hovers at the edge of the sky. Two gulls drift slowly up the river. Vulnerable while they ride the wind, they coast and glide with ease.
c. 760-770 AD (approximate)
— From the poem 'A View of the River', commonly attributed
General
Unverifiable