--- title: "3 Arthur Waley Quotes - Famous Poet (Chinese poems)" description: "Arthur David Waley was an English orientalist and sinologist who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of Chinese and Japanes..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arthur-waley-15073.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Arthur Waley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arthur-waley-15073.jpg) # Arthur Waley (1889–1966) Poet **3** quotes in **11** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Arthur Waley was a poet, best known for *Chinese poems*. ## Quick Facts About Arthur Waley Born August 19, 1889 Died June 27, 1966 Profession Poet Notable works Chinese poems ## About Arthur Waley Arthur David Waley was an English orientalist and sinologist who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry. Among his honours were appointment as Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1952, receiving the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1953, and being invested as a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1956. ## Quotes by Arthur Waley > [“was Chiang Yüan. How did she give birth to the people? She sacrificed and prayed That she might no longer be childless.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-waley/was-chiang-y-an-how-did-she-give-birth-to-the-people-she-sacrificed/) [Arthur Waley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-waley/) [Gave Birth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gave-birth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/498/arthur-waley-76102_gave-birth_was-chiang-y-an-how-did-she-give-birth-t_138815.png) > [Keep off your thoughts from things that are past and done; for thinking of the past wakes regret and pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-waley/keep-off-your-thoughts-from-things-that-are-past-and-done-for/) [Arthur Waley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-waley/) [Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e0/arthur-waley-76102_done_keep-off-your-thoughts-from-things-that_874112.png) > [The cypress boat is frequently a symbol of fluctuating intention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-waley/the-cypress-boat-is-frequently-a-symbol-of-fluctuating-intention/) [Arthur Waley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-waley/) [Boat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/arthur-waley-76102_boat_the-cypress-boat-is-frequently-a-symbol_2298514.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-waley/#itemlist", "name": "Arthur Waley Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“was Chiang Yüan. How did she give birth to the people? She sacrificed and prayed That she might no longer be childless. She trod on the big toe of God’s footprint, Was accepted and got what she desired. Then in reverence, then in awe She gave birth, she nurtured; And this was Hou Chi. 1 The mother had fulfilled her months, And her first-born came like a lamb With no bursting or rending, With no hurt or harm. To make manifest His magic power God on high gave her ease. 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