非宁静无以致远 风恬浪静中见人生之真境 味淡声稀处识心体之本然

冠廷

English Translation of text in the painting:

Without tranquility, one cannot achieve great ambition.

It is in the calm of gentle winds and still waters that one glimpses the true essence of life;

and in places where flavours are bland and sounds are rare, one recognises the original nature of the heart.

Guanting

Background :

出自《菜根谭》

It originates from “Cai gen tan” (Vegetable Roots Discourse).