[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [明覺禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996) › 4.50 # 明覺禪師語錄 4.50 明覺禪師語錄 4.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.50) 或云：「火待日熱，風待月涼，北斗南星句不要儞道，留與後人貶剝。」代云：「一言已出，駟馬難追。」 > Or he would say: "Fire waits for the sun to be hot; wind waits for the moon to be cool. The phrases of the Northern Dipper and the Southern Stars do not require you to speak them; leave them for later people to evaluate." Speaking on their behalf, he said: "Once a word has been uttered, a team of four horses cannot overtake it." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.49) - [Next: 4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.51) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996~en-mt.4.50) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.50) · Pramāṇa