The Journey to the West, Volume 4 Quotes

“The adept does not show himself;     He who shows himself’s no adept.”
― Wu Cheng'en, The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 4

“The wide earth may harbor vicious affairs,     But high Heaven will a good man vindicate.     Footloose they’re safe on Tathāgata’s way,     Certain to reach Mount Spirit’s paradise gate.”
― Wu Cheng'en, The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 4

“When man has a virtuous thought,     Heaven will grant him support.”
― Wu Cheng'en, The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 4

“The hundred flavors of rare dainties     Are no more once you’ve eaten your fill.     You may accumulate private savings     But not in your stomach private hoardings!”
― Wu Cheng'en, The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 4

“my master was kidnapped by your household’s demon chieftains. Return him early, and I’ll spare your lives! If you don’t, I’ll overturn your den and reduce you spirits to pus and blood!”
― Wu Cheng'en, The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 4

“Each of them also had a white lacquered tablet hanging on his belt; on one was the inscription Shifty-and-Freaky, and on the other, Freaky-and-Shifty.”
― Wu Cheng'en, The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 4

“How did he know so readily, you ask, that they were female fiends? Because he saw that each of them had a chignon on her head about fifteen inches tall and adorned with tiny bamboo strips. It was a most unfashionable style! Our”
― Wu Cheng'en, The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 4