--- title: "4 Li Ching-Yuen Quotes - Famous Herbalist" description: "Chinese martial artist and herbalist who claimed extreme longevity... | Li Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactic..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b104/author-li-ching-yuen-67703.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Li Ching-Yuen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b104/author-li-ching-yuen-67703.jpg) # Li Ching-Yuen (1577–1933) Herbalist **4** quotes in **43** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Li Ching-Yuen was a herbalist. ## Quick Facts About Li Ching-Yuen Born February 26, 1577 Died May 6, 1933 Profession Herbalist ## About Li Ching-Yuen Chinese martial artist and herbalist who claimed extreme longevity... \| Li Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor, known for his supposed extreme longevity. ## Quotes by Li Ching-Yuen > [Every day, mindful practice. When the mind is disciplined then the Way can work for us. Otherwise, all we do is talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/li-ching-yuen/every-day-mindful-practice-when-the-mind-is-disciplined-then-the-way/) Li Ching-Yuen [Discipline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/li-ching-yuen-67703_discipline_every-day-mindful-practice-when-the-mind_609759.png) > [Before I had studied Zen for thirty years, I saw mountains as mountains, and waters as waters. When I arrived at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/li-ching-yuen/before-i-had-studied-zen-for-thirty-years-i-saw-mountains-as/) Li Ching-Yuen [Intimate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intimate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/li-ching-yuen-67703_intimate_before-i-had-studied-zen-for-thirty-year_635561.png) > [Retain a calm heart, sit like a turtle, walk swiftly like a pigeon, and sleep like a dog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/li-ching-yuen/retain-a-calm-heart-sit-like-a-turtle-walk-swiftly-like-a-pigeon-and/) Li Ching-Yuen [Calm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/calm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/li-ching-yuen-67703_calm_retain-a-calm-heart-sit-like-a-turtle-wa_1274522.png) > [We can hold back neither the coming of the flowers nor the downward rush of the stream; sooner or later, everything comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/li-ching-yuen/we-can-hold-back-neither-the-coming-of-the-flowers-nor-the-downward/) Li Ching-Yuen [Flower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flower/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/li-ching-yuen-67703_flower_we-can-hold-back-neither-the-coming-of-t_2907950.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/li-ching-yuen/#itemlist", "name": "Li Ching-Yuen Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every day, mindful practice. 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