--- title: "3 Nguyen Du Quotes - Famous Poet (Kim Vân Kiè̂u)" description: "Nguyễn Du, courtesy name Tố Như and art name Thanh Hiên, was a poet and scholar-official, widely acclaimed as one of the most important writers of Vietn..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nguyen-du-70932.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Nguyen Du](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nguyen-du-70932.jpg) # Nguyen Du (1765–1820) Poet **3** quotes in **21** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Nguyen Du was a poet, best known for *Kim Vân Kiè̂u*. ## Quick Facts About Nguyen Du Born January 3, 1765 Died September 16, 1820 Profession Poet Notable works Kim Vân Kiè̂u ## About Nguyen Du Nguyễn Du, courtesy name Tố Như and art name Thanh Hiên, was a poet and scholar-official, widely acclaimed as one of the most important writers of Vietnamese literature. Fluent in both Literary Chinese and the Nôm script then used to transcribe the Vietnamese language, Du left behind a prolific body of works that demonstrates a mastery of various poetic forms, from Vietnamese adaptations of Tang-dynasty styles to folk forms such as song thất lục bát and lục bát. His most well-known work is Truyện Kiều, a novel-in-verse now considered to be the masterpiece of Vietnamese literature. ## Quotes by Nguyen Du > [Happiness or misfortune are prescribed by law of Heaven, but their source comes from ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-du/happiness-or-misfortune-are-prescribed-by-law-of-heaven-but-their/) [Nguyen Du](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-du/) [Future](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/future/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/nguyen-du-84926_future_happiness-or-misfortune-are-prescribed-b_1012822.jpg) > [Anyone can take a false step And fall forever, Everyone is different. Where are they now, all those lost souls?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-du/anyone-can-take-a-false-step-and-fall-forever-everyone-is-different/) [Nguyen Du](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-du/) [Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c66/nguyen-du-84926_different_anyone-can-take-a-false-step-and-fall-fo_3037801.jpg) > [How immense the high sky is!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-du/how-immense-the-high-sky-is/) [Nguyen Du](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-du/) [High](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/high/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/nguyen-du-84926_high_how-immense-the-high-sky-is-3128889_3128889.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-du/#itemlist", "name": "Nguyen Du Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Happiness or misfortune are prescribed by law of Heaven, but their source comes from ourselves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nguyen Du" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-du/happiness-or-misfortune-are-prescribed-by-law-of-heaven-but-their/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/nguyen-du-84926_future_happiness-or-misfortune-are-prescribed-b_1012822.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/nguyen-du-84926_future_happiness-or-misfortune-are-prescribed-b_1012822.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/nguyen-du-84926_future_happiness-or-misfortune-are-prescribed-b_1012822.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Happiness or misfortune are prescribed by law of Heaven, but their source comes from ourselves.” — Nguyen Du", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anyone can take a false step And fall forever, Everyone is different. 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