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仁者乐山
rén​zhě​yào​shān

the benevolent find joy in mountains

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仁者乐山 仁者樂山 rén​zhě​yào​shān
the benevolent find joy in mountains
A classic idiom from the Analects of Confucius; it describes how people of virtue are calm and firm in their principles, much like the steadiness of a mountain, and thus find pleasure in them.

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  • 知者乐水 zhì​zhě​yào​shuǐ