The Absent Phoenix: A Sage’s Lament for a World Without Signs

Confucius lamented: The phoenix does not come, the river gives forth no chart—it is all over with me!

The Feng bird does not come; the river sends forth no map – it is all over with me!

凤鸟不至,河不出图,吾已矣夫!

Source: The Analects, Zi Han IX, Chapter 9

Author: Confucius

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