Journey to the West Quotes

“If you want to have a future, don't do anything with no future in it.”
― Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West

“If a man has been your teacher for a day, you should treat him as your father for the rest of his life.”
― Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West

“With passions stilled and one's nature firm, all destinies are in harmony; When the full moon of contemplation is reached you will be pure.”
― Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West

“Why did you go towards the monster when he wanted to eat you up instead of running away? Now he's swallowed you. Today you're still a monk, but tomorrow you'll be a turd.”
― Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West

“那玉清元始天尊、上清灵宝天尊、太清道德天尊、五炁真君、五斗星君、三官四圣、九曜真君、左辅、右弼、天王、哪吒，”
― Wu Cheng'en, 西游记

“你自小时走到老，老了再小，老小千番也还难；只要你见性至诚，念念回首处，即是灵山。”
― Wu Cheng'en, 西游记

“争名夺利几时休？早起迟眠不自由！骑着驴骡思骏马，官居宰相望王侯。只愁衣食耽劳碌，何怕阎君就取勾？继子荫孙图富贵，更无一个肯回头！”
― Wu Cheng'en, 西游记

“跳树攀枝，采花觅果；抛弹子，邷么儿，跑沙窝，砌宝塔；赶蜻蜓，扑蚆蜡；参老天，拜菩萨；扯葛藤，编草帓；捉虱子，咬圪蚤；理毛衣，剔指甲；挨的挨，擦的擦；推的推，压的压；扯的扯，”
― Wu Cheng'en, 西游记

“听讲，”
― Wu Cheng'en, 西游记

“音，”
― Wu Cheng'en, 西游记

“After following it for nearly two miles he came across two she-monsters drawing water from a well. How did he know that they were monsters? Each of them had on her head an extremely unfashionable hair-style held up by bamboo slivers that stood one foot two or three inches high.”
― Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 3-Volume Set (I, II & III)

“混沌未分天地乱，茫茫渺渺无人见。”
― Wu Cheng'en, 西游记

“第一是灵明石猴，通变化，识天时，知地利，移星换斗。第二是赤尻马猴，晓阴阳，会人事，善出入，避死延生。第三是通臂猿猴，拿日月，缩千山，辨休咎，乾坤摩弄。第四是六耳猕猴，善聆音，能察理，知前后，万物皆明。”
― Wu Cheng'en, 西游记