First Line: WHEN HERMITS HIDE FROM SOCIETY Last Line: AREN'T STAINED BY THE MUDDY WORLD Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; CONTENTMENT; HAPPINESS; HERMITS; QUIET LIFE; JOY; DELIGHT;
When hermits hide from society most retire to the hills where green vines veil the slopes and jade streams echo unbroken where happiness reigns and contentment lasts where pure white lotus minds aren't stained by the muddy world